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Giant collagen fibres in the gonopodium of the mosquitofishHeteradria formosa, Agassiz, 1853 (Pisces, Poeciliidae)

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The gonopodium of the mosquitofishHeteradria formosa was studied by transmission electron microscopy. In cross-section the gonopodium shows the following structure from the outside inwards: mutilayered epidermis, basal lamina and central supporting tissue, in which vessels and nerves are embedded. At the top of the gonopodium giant collagen fibres are found, which measure up to 150 μm in length and 6 μm in diameter. These fibres reinforce the gonopodium.

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  1. Institut für Allgemeine und Spezielle Zoologie der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Stephanstr. 24, D-6300, Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany

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This research was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Address for reprints: Forschungsgruppe Dermatologie der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, D-6900 Heidelberg.

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Riehl, R. Giant collagen fibres in the gonopodium of the mosquitofishHeteradria formosa, Agassiz, 1853 (Pisces, Poeciliidae). Experientia 36, 961–962 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953819

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