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J. Moll. Stud. (1989), 55, 379-382
© The Malacological Society of London 1989

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HAEMOCYTES OF THE FRESHWATER SNAIL VIVIPARUS ATER (GASTROPODA, PROSOBRANCHIA)

ENZO OTTAVIANI

Department of Animal Biology, University of Modena via Berengario, 14-41100 Modena, Italy

Morphological and functional characteristics of the haemocytes of Viviparus ater were studied. Only one cell type occurs in the haemolymph: the spreading haemocyte. These cells have the same functions as blood cells belonging to the spreading type found in other gastropods. It is also suggested that the spreading haemocytes represent the ancestral cell responsible for defence mechanisms.

(Received 18 May 1988; accepted 19 August 1988)


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