期刊
ACTA ZOOLOGICA
卷 96, 期 3, 页码 296-300出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/azo.12076
关键词
photophores; structure; ultrastructure; garrick
A contribution to the knowledge of the photophore structure of the mesopelagic fish Cyclothone braueri (Gonostomatidae) from the central Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina) is given by means of a structural and ultrastructural study, to better identify and classify the real anatomical structures costituing these luminous organs. The photocytes exhibit numerous secretory granules, of different electron density, embedded in an extremely developed rough endoplasmic reticulum. The lens appear to be composed of tightly contiguous polyhedral cells. The reflector is made up of cells rich in guanine crystals, embedded in an amorphous matrix and is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue containing melanocytes. Unlike the present knowledge, it is shown that the bioluminescence emitted from C.braueri light organs has glandular nature, with photophores similar to type from Bassot classification. The phenomenon of adaptive convergence, documenting how the morphology and physiology of the light organs of teleosts is similar in different species despite their taxonomic distance, is confirmed also for C.braueri.
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