Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Genética, Evolução e Bioagentes do Instituto de Biologia, 13083-970 SP, Brazil.
Micron. 2010 Jun;41(4):373-81. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.01.004. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
Light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy were used to examine the ultramorphology and ultrastructure of the ileum of Cephalotes atratus, Cephalotes clypeatus, and Cephalotes pusillus. Sections along the ileum revealed differences among the three main regions: proximal (or pylorus), medial, and distal. The structural specializations present in the ileum of these three ants have implications especially to the symbiotic bacteria harbored in this region of the digestive tract. The structural similarities are conspicuous for the three species examined, suggesting that this is the pattern adopted by the genus Cephalotes.
利用光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜观察了卷毛蚁属的三种蚂蚁（平头弓背蚁、弯角大虎头蚁和铺道蚁）的中肠超微形态和结构。中肠切片沿肠段可分为 3 个主要区域：近段（或幽门）、中肠和远段。这三种蚂蚁中肠的结构特化与栖息在消化道这一区域的共生细菌密切相关。这三种蚂蚁的中肠结构非常相似，这表明这是卷毛蚁属共有的模式。
