Interaction of the tracheal tubules of Scutigera coleoptrata (Chilopoda, Notostigmophora) with glandular structures of the pericardial septum

Notostigmophora (Scutigeromorpha) exhibit a special tracheal system compared to other Chilopoda. The unpaired spiracles are localized medially on the long tergites and open into a wide atrium from which hundreds of tracheal tubules originate and extend into the pericardial sinus. Previous investigat...

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Main Authors: Gero Hilken, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Carsten H.G. Mueller, Andy Sombke, Christian S. Wirkner, Jörg Rosenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=5540