Describing the Radular morphology by using SEM in Muricanthus kuesterianus (Tapparone-canefri1875) Family: Muricidae, from Palk Bay-South East Coast of India
2015
Chelladurai Stella | Packiam Paul | Chelladurai Ragunathan
Scanning electron microscopic studies (SEM) revealed that the radula of Muricanthuskuesterianusresembled that of M. virgineusin most details. But there were some apparentdifferences. In M.kuesterianus rachidian tooth have a broad base than that of Muricanthusvirgineus. The base of the median cusp was broad, short, stout and pointed straight towards theanterior end.The left lateral cusp elongated, sharp, slightly bent and pointed outwards and theright lateral cusp dorso ventrally flattened and the anterior end small, slightly pointed. Inbetween the median and left lateral cusps, a sharp and pointed denticle is present where as theright laterals and median cups there is no denticle. The lateral teeth which are two in numbersflanked median rachidian.
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