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Über Bildungen der Kristallkegel-Fortsätze in den Ommatidien von Pteronemobius heydeni (Fischer) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae)

Special formations of the cone cell processes of the gryllid Pteronemobius heydeni (Fischer)

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The basal swellings on the processes of the cone cells of Pteronemobius include conspicuous “bodies” consisting of a double unit membrane as well as of many granules (β-glycogen?). These membranes are infoldings of the cell membrane.

According to their site these structures seem to be a continuation of the rhabdome to which they lie very close distally. These “bodies” probably could—like the rhabdome-act as light guides, and together with pigment prevent an intrusion of light into deeper regions of the head.

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    E. Wachmann & A. Hennig

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Wachmann, E., Hennig, A. Über Bildungen der Kristallkegel-Fortsätze in den Ommatidien von Pteronemobius heydeni (Fischer) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae). Z. Vergl. Physiol. 71, 311–314 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298142

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