Born With Bristles: New Insights on the Kölliker’s Organs of Octopus Skin

Born With Bristles: New Insights on the Kölliker’s Organs of Octopus Skin

The entire skin surface of octopus embryos, hatchlings and juveniles bears scattered tufts of tiny chitinous setae within small pockets, from which they can be everted and retracted. Known as Kölliker’s organs (KO), they disappear before the subadult stage. The function of these structures during th...

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Main Authors: Roger Villanueva, Montserrat Coll-Lladó, Laure Bonnaud-Ponticelli, Sergio A. Carrasco, Oscar Escolar, Fernando Á. Fernández-Álvarez, Ian G. Gleadall, Jaruwat Nabhitabhata, Nicolás Ortiz, Carlos Rosas, Pilar Sánchez, Janet R. Voight, Jim Swoger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
molluscs
cephalopod
larvae
juvenile
epidermis
buoyancy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.645738/full

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