The general morphology and fine structure of the antennary gland ofCorophium volutator(Amphipoda: Crustacea)

Abstract

The general morphology of the antennary and maxillary glands, which form the major renal system of adult Crustacea, has been described and reviewed by Goodrich (1945). However, studies on the fine structure are restricted mainly to the antennary glands of decapods, includingOrcotiectessp. (formerlyCambarussp.) (Anderson & Beams, 1956; Beams, Anderson & Press, 1956),Orconectes affinis(Kümmel, 1964),Procambarus clarkii(Miyawaki & Ukeshima, 1967; Schaffner & Rodewald, 1978),Procambarus blandingi(Peterson & Loizzi, 1974),Austropotomobius pallipes pallipes(Riegel & Cook, 1975) andUca mordax(Schmidt-Nielsen, Gertz & Davis, 1968). The maxillary gland ofArtemia salinais the only excretory system of a non-decapod which has been studied in detail (Tyson, 1968, 1969a,b). Morelli & Tobolla worked independently on the antennary glands of amphipods,Gammarussp. (cited Kümmel, 1973), but their studies were restricted to the site of filtration.