Ultrastructural features of the larval Malpighian tubules of the flesh fly Sarcophaga ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (03) ◽  
pp. 166-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchita Pal ◽  
Krishna Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Malpighian Tubules ◽  
Flesh Fly ◽  
Sarcophaga Ruficornis

scholarly journals Chromosomal Response to Chemical Stress in Flesh Fly Sarcophaga ruficornis (Fab.) (Sarcophagidae: Diptera)

CYTOLOGIA ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Jaya Tripathi ◽  
Uma Rani Agrawal ◽  
Raghav Ram Tewari
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Stress ◽  
Flesh Fly ◽  
Sarcophaga Ruficornis

Fine Structure of the Malpighian Tubules of the Mosquito, Culex pipiens

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 402-403
Author(s):  
Brendan Clifford
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Culex Pipiens ◽  
Stellate Cell ◽  
Malpighian Tubule ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Instar Larva ◽  
Malpighian Tubules ◽  
Calliphora Erythrocephala ◽  
Distinct Cell ◽  
Basal Plasma

An ultrastructural investigation of the Malpighian tubules of the fourth instar larva of Culex pipiens was undertaken as part of a continuing study of the fine structure of transport epithelia.Each of the five Malpighian tubules was found to be morphologically identical and regionally undifferentiated. Two distinct cell types, the primary and stellate, were found intermingled along the length of each tubule. The ultrastructure of the stellate cell was previously described in the Malpighian tubule of the blowfly, Calliphora erythrocephala by Berridge and Oschman.The basal plasma membrane of the primary cell is extremely irregular, giving rise to a complex interconnecting network of basal channels. The compartments of cytoplasm entrapped within this system of basal infoldings contain mitochondria, free ribosomes, and small amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum. The mitochondria are distinctive in that the cristae run parallel to the long axis of the organelle.

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