Occurrence of a microcanalicular system within the ossicles and dermal tissue of Asterias rubens and Marthasterias glacialis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)
Jangoux, M.; Dubois, P.; Lambert, A.; Yourassowsky, C. (1985). Occurrence of a microcanalicular system within the ossicles and dermal tissue of Asterias rubens and Marthasterias glacialis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Cell Tissue Res. 242(3): 657-660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00225434
In: Cell and Tissue Research. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg. ISSN 0302-766x; e-ISSN 1432-0878, more
A microcanalicular network is demonstrated within the ossicle stroma and the dermal tissue of two asteroid species. Microcanaliculi are presumed to be mesodermal structures. They consist of convoluted tubular ducts lined by epithelial cells associated with scattered basiepithelial nervous processes. Such a microcanalicular system has not been reported previously from any echinoderm species. Its discovery in asteroids entails some conceptual changes, especially considering the physiology of the body wall.
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