Histological study gill blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)
Subject Areas : Histology
1 - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University, ahvaz
Keywords: Histology, Gill, blue swimming crab,
Abstract :
Crab are one of the most important commercial group between the Crustaceans. Portunidae family crabs called floating blue crabs. One of the known species of this family are Portunus pelagicus(blue swimming crab), which have enormous economic importance. In this animals, gill play an important role in breathing and osmotic reggulation. The aim of this study, evaluating of histological changes gill tissues in blue swimming crab. In this study, 10 blue crabs sampled from the Persian Gulf. then taking a piece of gill tissue and gills samples was fixaed and 5 – 6 µ thick sections from tissue were made and stained by hematoxylin and eosin H&E and then by using a light microscope slides prepared gill tissue was studied. Histological alternations in gill tissues in blue swimming crab were observed , epithelium anterior gills was thin and pillar cells was connected beside of epithelium and formed holes that hemeolymph fluid amonge these.
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