The fine structure of the colleterial glands of <i>Hyalophora cecropia</i> (Lepidoptera)

Berry, Spencer J.

doi:10.1002/jmor.1051250302

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“…The significance of the intracellular spaces probably lies in the enlargement of the basal cell surface, which allows an increased trans-luminal uptake of proto-substances being necessary for the production of the secretion. Similar processes of cell surface enlargement have been shown for several male accessory glands (Happ 1984), while respective observations in cells of female accessory glands are restricted to a few insect species (e.g., Hyalophora cecropia ; Berry 1968). …”

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Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Accessory Glands in the Female Genital Tract of the House Cricket,Acheta domesticus

Sturm¹

2012

Journal of Insect Science

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The accessory glands in the genital tract of female Acheta domesticus L. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) were investigated in detail. The glands are situated within the 7th and 8th abdominal segment and lead to the genital chamber lateral to the terminal papilla of the ductus receptaculi. The shape of the gland is characterized by a complex system of tubules, including numerous ramifications. The gland's size ranges from 2 to 4 mm. The epithelium is constructed according to a simple scheme and consists of a cuticular intima at the luminal side, one layer of gland cells, and a basallamina at the outermost side. The observed morphology of the accessory glands widely corresponds with that in other cricket species (e.g., Teleogryllus commodus). This is also true for the structure of a single gland cell, which can be subdivided into a basal part with nucleus and intracellular cisternae, as well as an apical part with all those compartments responsible for the production of the secretion. The secretion itself may be classified as lipophilic and is produced for the first time 4 to 6 days after the imaginai moult. Several endogenic functions of the secretion are discussed (lubricant for oviposition, support for introducing the tube of the spermatophore into the ductus receptaculi, etc.).

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Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Accessory Glands in the Female Genital Tract of the House Cricket,Acheta domesticus

Sturm¹

2012

Journal of Insect Science

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“…According to Gillott (1988), cells within a single-layered epithelium of a glandular structure usually produce both the secretory substances and the cuticular intima. Outside the group of the orthopterans, the epithelial organization of female accessory glands is subject to a wide variation, whereby the two-layered epithelium with glandular and cuticula-forming cells is very frequently observed, for example, in Hyalophora cecropia (Berry 1968) and in Periplaneta americana (Brunet 1952; Mercer and Brunet 1959). The ductus receptaculi of T. commodus represents a mixture of both epithelial construction principles in so far as the proximal and terminal region both have a one-layered epithelium, whereas the middle region has a two-layered epithelium.…”

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“…The secretions of the ductus receptaculi are composed of proteins that are secreted from the producing cell through large numbers of vesicles which release their contents into the central cavity (Essler et al 1992). The two principles of insect gland construction introduced in this study only represent a small selection of glandular architecture in insects as underlined by earlier studies of accessory glands (Brunet 1952; Berry 1968; Fuseini and Kumar 1972; Lococo and Huebner 1980) and wax glands (Waku 1978). This investigation mainly confirms the relationship between the type of secretion and gland cell structure.…”

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Morphology and Histology of the Ductus Receptaculi and Accessory Glands in the Reproductive Tract of the Female Cricket,Teleogryllus commodus

Sturm¹

2008

Journal of Insect Science

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The morphology and histology of the ductus receptaculi and accessory glands in females of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus Walker (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) are described. Both are reproductive organs situated in the 7th and 8th abdominal segment that join the posterior part of the genital chamber. The ductus receptaculi is a long (up to 25 mm) homogeneous tube, and the accessory glands (total length: 4 to 12 mm) are a complex system of tubes and end lobes with various numbers of ramifications. Based on their external shapes the accessory glands may be subdivided into three distinct regions, a distal region mainly producing the gland's secretion, a middle conducting region, and a basal region serving for the storage and release of the secretory substances into the genital chamber of the female. In histological respects, both organs have an outer muscle coat followed by a basal lamina, one or two cell layers, the cuticular intima, and the inner lumen. The ductus receptaculi is subdivided into three histologically different regions. The region located adjacent to the receptaculum and the region neighbouring the terminal papilla consist of a single, epithelial cell layer that is not secretory. The epithelium of the middle region contains two cell layers, glandular cells and cuticula-forming cells, which are responsible for the production of the cuticular intima. The secretion of the gland cells is released into an extracellular cavity, through which it reaches the lumen via a complex network of canals running through the intima. The histology of the accessory glands is rather homogeneous among the different regions, as one layer of epithelial cells produces both the secretion and the cuticular intima. Histological variations in the distal, middle, and basal gland sections mainly concern the height of the epithelium, the thickness of the basal lamina and the cuticular intima as well as the variable presence of the outer muscle coat. In contrast to the ductus receptaculi, secretory substances produced by the accessory gland cells accumulate in the lumen by a diffusive permeation of the intima.

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“…The glands belong to Noirot & Quennedy's 'type 3'. The ultrastrcture of the Hyalophora gland was described by Berry (1968).…”

Section: Ovarymentioning

confidence: 99%

16. Reproductive organs

Kristensen¹

2003

Band 4: Arthropoda, 2 Hälfte: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, Teilband/Part 36, Vol 2: Morphology, Physiology, And

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The fine structure of the colleterial glands of Hyalophora cecropia (Lepidoptera)

Cited by 37 publications

References 41 publications

Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Accessory Glands in the Female Genital Tract of the House Cricket,Acheta domesticus

Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Accessory Glands in the Female Genital Tract of the House Cricket,Acheta domesticus

Morphology and Histology of the Ductus Receptaculi and Accessory Glands in the Reproductive Tract of the Female Cricket,Teleogryllus commodus

16. Reproductive organs

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