An Atlas of Ixodid Tick UltrastructureAlexander S. Raikhel, Harry Hoogstraal |
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alveoli aperture argasid arthropod asiaticum axons Balashov basal lamina blood feeding cavity cheliceral chemoreceptor cilia cisternae of RER coated vesicles consists contain cuticle cuticular cytoplasm cytoplasmic growth dense density dermal glands diameter digestive cells distal dorsal droplets duct electron microscope electron-dense elongate epicuticle epidermal cells epithelial cells excretory extensible cuticle folds glial cell glycogen Golgi complexes granular granulocytes Haller's organ hemocytes hemoglobin hemolymph heterophagosomes idiosoma insects intracellular invaginations ixodid ticks larvae layer lipid located lumen lysosomal Malpighian tubule mechanoreceptor microtubules microvilli midgut midgut cells mitochondria molting morphological nephrocyte nerve neurons neurosecretory nucleus numerous nymphal oocyte palpal organ perikarya photoreceptor cells plasma membrane pore canals procuticle protein Raikhel receptor cells rectal sac residual bodies scutum secretory cells secretory granules segment sensilla setae setal sheath spermatocyte stage structure surrounded synganglion Tsvileneva tubular type I digestive ultrastructure unfed female unfed nymph vacuoles ventral vitellogenesis yolk