Paul, Christiane; Mamonekene, Victor; Vater, Marianne; Feulner, Philine; Engelmann, Jacob; Tiedemann, Ralph; Kirschbaum, Frank (2015). Comparative histology of the adult electric organ among four species of the genus Campylomormyrus (Teleostei: Mormyridae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 201(4), pp. 357-374. Springer 10.1007/s00359-015-0995-6
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The electric organ (EO) of weakly electric mormyrids consists of flat, disk-shaped electrocytes with distinct anterior and posterior faces. There are multiple species-characteristic patterns in the geometry of the electrocytes and their innervation. To further correlate electric organ discharge (EOD) with EO anatomy, we examined four species of the mormyrid genus Campylomormyrus possessing clearly distinct EODs. In C. compressirostris, C. numenius, and C. tshokwe, all of which display biphasic EODs, the posterior face of the electrocytes forms evaginations merging to a stalk system receiving the innervation. In C. tamandua that emits a triphasic EOD, the small stalks of the electrocyte penetrate the electrocyte anteriorly before merging on the anterior side to receive the innervation. Additional differences in electrocyte anatomy among the former three species with the same EO geometry could be associated with further characteristics of their EODs. Furthermore, in C. numenius, ontogenetic changes in EO anatomy correlate with profound changes in the EOD. In the juvenile the anterior face of the electrocyte is smooth, whereas in the adult it exhibits pronounced surface foldings. This anatomical difference, together with disparities in the degree of stalk furcation, probably contributes to the about 12 times longer EOD in the adult.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Aquatic Ecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Feulner, Philine |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
0340-7594 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Marcel Häsler |
Date Deposited: |
22 Jul 2015 10:51 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:48 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00359-015-0995-6 |
PubMed ID: |
25752300 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.70406 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70406 |
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