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Observations upon the aglomerular nature of certain teleostean kidneys

1937; Wiley; Volume: 61; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jmor.1050610109

1097-4687

Allan L. Grafflin,

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Abstract Observations are reported which fully establish the aglomerular nature of the kidney in the following teleostean species: Hippocampus trimaculatus, Hippocampus kuda, Hippocampus hudsonius, Microphis boaja, Batrachus grunniens and Pterophryne histrio. It is possible that we are dealing with an additional aglomerular species (Microphis sp.), but this cannot be determined from the available material. All species were taken in sea water except Microphis boaja and Microphis sp., which were taken in fresh water.