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Fig. 6 | Applied Microscopy

Fig. 6

From: Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

Fig. 6

Transmission electron micrographs of the posterior silk gland in the caddisworm H. nigrovittatus.a Glandular epithelial cells have a large nucleus (Nu) with a prominent nucleolus. b-d At the vicinity of secretory granules (Sg), large amount of rough endoplasmic reticulum (Er), mitochondria (Mt), and Golgi apparatus (Go) are seen. Scale bars indicate 5 μm (a), 2 μm (b), and 1 μm (c, d), respectively

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