Articulo
Radular ultrastructure of South American <i>Ampullariidae</i> (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)
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issn:1519-6984
Autor
Martin, Stella Maris
Negrete, Lisandro Héctor Luis
Institución
Resumen
The radula of five species of South American Ampullariidae was analysed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with the purpose of enlarging new studies on the systematic of this family. The studied species were Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822), Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835), Pomella (P.) megastoma (Gray, 1847), Asolene A.) platae (Maton, 1809) and Felipponea neritiniformis (Dall, 1919). The central tooth shows different attributes which provide the means for generic determination; the analysis of the central tooth, the lateral and marginal ones by SEM adds further information for species differentiation. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo