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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2012.0480

Classification and Ultrastructure of Hemocytes in the Tunicate Halocynthia roretzi (Ascidiacea: Pyuridae)  

Shin, Yun Kyung (Aquaculture Management Division, Aquaculture Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Jun, Je Cheon (Aquaculture Management Division, Aquaculture Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Son, Maeng Hyun (Aquaculture Management Division, Aquaculture Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Kim, Hyejin (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Jung Sick (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.45, no.5, 2012 , pp. 480-485 More about this Journal
Abstract
The hemocytes of the tunicate Halocynthia roretzi are classified into six types based on their size, cellular form, and fine structure of the cytoplasmic granules: hyalinocytes, granulocytes, phagocytes, nephrocytes, morula cells, and multi-vacuole cells. Based on cell size, they are ordered multi-vacuole cells ($7.5{\mu}m$)>nephrocytes ($7.1{\mu}m$)>phagocytes ($6.8{\mu}m$)>granulocytes ($6.1{\mu}m$)>morula cells ($5.7{\mu}m$)>hyalinocytes ($5.4{\mu}m$). The proportion of hemocytes is ranked in the order multi-vacuole cells (54.8%)>nephrocytes (16.9%)>granulocytes (9.9%)>morula cells (8.8%)>phagocytes (6.1%)>hyalinocytes (3.5%).
Keywords
Halocynthia roretzi; Hemocytes; Ultrastructure;
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