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The ultrastructure of the haematopoietic cells in the polychaetes Neoamphitrite figulus Dalyell, Lanice conchilega (Pallas), Arenicola marina (L.), Myxicola infundibulum Renier, Megalomma vesiculusom (Montagu), Sabella penicillus L., are compared: all show similarities in having well developed Golgi, granular endoplasmic reticulum and haemoglobin or chlorocruorin in vesicles, and numerous mitochondria. The porphyrin byproducts of synthesis are combined with iron as haematins within electrondense granules built up from multi-lamellar organelles. The structure of the basal lamina which alone separates the cells from the lumen of the vessels is described and evidence is presented for the method of release of the haem into the plasma by “reverse pinocytosis”. The cycle of synthesis within the cell is discussed and the process of haem synthesis in annelids is reviewed. The structure of the haemoglobin-containing coelomocytes of Neoamphitrite figulus is briefly described.
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This work was made possible by an award from the Science Research Council. We would also like to thank the Director and Staff of the Plymouth Laboratory, where some of the work was done, for their hospitality and facilities.
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Dales, R.P., Pell, J.S. Cytological aspects of haemoglobin and chlorocruorin synthesis in polychaete annelids. Z. Zellforsch. 109, 20–32 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364928
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