General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima
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Resumo: | A group of 13 species of the genus Solenopsis is markedly difficult to assess taxonomically, although they are of considerable economical and medical importance in some countries where some of them were introduced. These ants are aggressive and their venomous stings can be very allergenic. The venom apparatus has been described in fine detail for only two of these species, and differences in this structure among the different species might prove useful as taxonomic characters. The venom apparatus of Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is herein described with the aid of light and electron microscopy techniques, and compared to that of S. invicta and S. richteri. The cellular organization of the different parts present differences that suggest functional specialization. In general, the different tissues were abundant in vesiculae and mitochondria, but presented little endoplasmic reticulum and few ribosomes, probably because they produce little protein. The length of the free filaments of the venom gland and the width of their internal ducts seems to vary from what was described for S. richteri, but this may be of little use to taxonomy. |
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General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissimaSolenopsidiniinternal anatomyscanning electron microscopytransmission electron microscopyA group of 13 species of the genus Solenopsis is markedly difficult to assess taxonomically, although they are of considerable economical and medical importance in some countries where some of them were introduced. These ants are aggressive and their venomous stings can be very allergenic. The venom apparatus has been described in fine detail for only two of these species, and differences in this structure among the different species might prove useful as taxonomic characters. The venom apparatus of Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is herein described with the aid of light and electron microscopy techniques, and compared to that of S. invicta and S. richteri. The cellular organization of the different parts present differences that suggest functional specialization. In general, the different tissues were abundant in vesiculae and mitochondria, but presented little endoplasmic reticulum and few ribosomes, probably because they produce little protein. The length of the free filaments of the venom gland and the width of their internal ducts seems to vary from what was described for S. richteri, but this may be of little use to taxonomy.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)UNESP, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, Rio Claro, SP, BrazilUSP, Lab Histopatol & Biol Estrutural Plantas, Piracicaba, SP, BrazilUNESP, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, Rio Claro, SP, BrazilFAPESP: 06/02115-6Univ ArizonaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade de São Paulo (USP)Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP]Bueno, Odair Correa [UNESP]Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi [UNESP]de Jesus, Carlos Massuretti [UNESP]Solis, Daniel Russ [UNESP]Rossi, Monica LanzoniNogueira, Neusa de Lima2014-05-20T13:55:04Z2014-05-20T13:55:04Z2010-03-23info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article11application/pdfhttp://www.insectscience.org/10.24/Journal of Insect Science. Tucson: Univ Arizona, v. 10, p. 11, 2010.1536-2442http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19694WOS:000276357000003WOS000276357000003.pdf1050709055776428Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Insect Science1.3240,424info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-04-11T14:57:11Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/19694Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-04-11T14:57:11Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
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General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
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General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP] Solenopsidini internal anatomy scanning electron microscopy transmission electron microscopy |
title_short |
General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
title_full |
General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
title_fullStr |
General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
title_full_unstemmed |
General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
title_sort |
General morphology and ultrastructure of the venom apparatus and convoluted gland of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima |
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Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP] |
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Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP] Bueno, Odair Correa [UNESP] Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi [UNESP] de Jesus, Carlos Massuretti [UNESP] Solis, Daniel Russ [UNESP] Rossi, Monica Lanzoni Nogueira, Neusa de Lima |
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Bueno, Odair Correa [UNESP] Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi [UNESP] de Jesus, Carlos Massuretti [UNESP] Solis, Daniel Russ [UNESP] Rossi, Monica Lanzoni Nogueira, Neusa de Lima |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
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Paterson Fox, Eduardo Goncalves [UNESP] Bueno, Odair Correa [UNESP] Yabuki, Antonio Teruyoshi [UNESP] de Jesus, Carlos Massuretti [UNESP] Solis, Daniel Russ [UNESP] Rossi, Monica Lanzoni Nogueira, Neusa de Lima |
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Solenopsidini internal anatomy scanning electron microscopy transmission electron microscopy |
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Solenopsidini internal anatomy scanning electron microscopy transmission electron microscopy |
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A group of 13 species of the genus Solenopsis is markedly difficult to assess taxonomically, although they are of considerable economical and medical importance in some countries where some of them were introduced. These ants are aggressive and their venomous stings can be very allergenic. The venom apparatus has been described in fine detail for only two of these species, and differences in this structure among the different species might prove useful as taxonomic characters. The venom apparatus of Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is herein described with the aid of light and electron microscopy techniques, and compared to that of S. invicta and S. richteri. The cellular organization of the different parts present differences that suggest functional specialization. In general, the different tissues were abundant in vesiculae and mitochondria, but presented little endoplasmic reticulum and few ribosomes, probably because they produce little protein. The length of the free filaments of the venom gland and the width of their internal ducts seems to vary from what was described for S. richteri, but this may be of little use to taxonomy. |
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http://www.insectscience.org/10.24/ Journal of Insect Science. Tucson: Univ Arizona, v. 10, p. 11, 2010. 1536-2442 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/19694 WOS:000276357000003 WOS000276357000003.pdf 1050709055776428 |
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Journal of Insect Science. Tucson: Univ Arizona, v. 10, p. 11, 2010. 1536-2442 WOS:000276357000003 WOS000276357000003.pdf 1050709055776428 |
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