Observations upon the aglomerular nature of certain teleostean kidneys

✍ Scribed by Allan L. Grafflin

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1937
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 733 KB
• Volume: 61
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0362-2525
• DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1050610109

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Observations are reported which fully establish the aglomerular nature of the kidney in the following teleostean species: Hippocampus trimaculatus, Hippocampus kuda, Hippocampus hudsonius, Microphis boaja, Batrachus grunniens and Pterophryne histrio. It is possible that we are dealing with an additional aglomerular species (Microphis sp.), but this cannot be determined from the available material. All species were taken in sea water except Microphis boaja and Microphis sp., which were taken in fresh water.