ESTRUCTURA ANATÓMICA E HISTOLÓGICA DE LA LENGUA DEL MURCIÉLAGO FRUGÍVORO CENTURIO SENEX (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE)
The anatomy and histology of the tongue of Centurio senex; a frugivorous bat; were reviewed to look for any special structure associated to its feeding habit; and to compare it with other bat species with different alimentary habits; documented in other manuscripts; The tongue is short and rounded s...
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| Formato: | Online |
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1580 |
| Sumario: | The anatomy and histology of the tongue of Centurio senex; a frugivorous bat; were reviewed to look for any special structure associated to its feeding habit; and to compare it with other bat species with different alimentary habits; documented in other manuscripts; The tongue is short and rounded shape; on its surface there are numerous short single-pointed papillae on the first half; and large papillae at the middle of the surface; near the tip there is a small group of bicuspid papillae; fungiform and circumvallate papillae are absent; Histologically at the part of the tongue; there is a septum with one symmetrical pair of veins; arteries; and nerves at both sides of it; this particular arrangement indicates the intraoral use of this tongue; There are some lymphatic vessels among the muscle fibers; which are the first record of this kind of structures in the tongues of bats; also lymphatic nodules were found similar of those present in Balantiopteryx plicata; The large single-pointed papillae and the lymphatic vessels and nodules are the only specialized structures found in this bat species. |
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