Describing the Radular morphology by using SEM in Muricanthus kuesterianus (Tapparone-canefri1875) Family: Muricidae, from Palk Bay-South East Coast of India

Abstract

Scanning electron microscopic studies (SEM) revealed that the radula of Muricanthus kuesterianusresembled that of M. virgineusin most details. But there were some apparent differences. In M.kuesterianus rachidian tooth have a broad base than that of Muricanthus virgineus. The base of the median cusp was broad, short, stout and pointed straight towards the anterior end.The left lateral cusp elongated, sharp, slightly bent and pointed outwards and the right lateral cusp dorso ventrally flattened and the anterior end small, slightly pointed. In between the median and left lateral cusps, a sharp and pointed denticle is present where as the right laterals and median cups there is no denticle. The lateral teeth which are two in numbers flanked median rachidian.Keywords: Scanning Electron Microscope, Radula, Gastropoda, Muricidae, Muricanthus kuesteianus. ResumenLos estudios de miscroscopía electrónica de transmisión (SEM) revelaron que la rádula de Muricanthus kuesterianus se asemejan a M. virgineus en varios detalles. Pero hubo algunas diferencias aparentes. En el diente raquídeo de M. kuesterianus se encontró una base más ancha que M. virgineus. La base de la cúspide media fue ancha, corta, robusta y punteada y apuntado directamente hacia el extremo anterior. La cúspide lateral izquierda, alargada, ligeramente doblada y punteada hacia el exterior, la cúspide lateral derecha es aplastada Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, 2015, 3(1): 26-33.

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