ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Polycladida
;
Pseudocerotidae
;
Pseudoceros
;
fixation
;
preservation
;
colour pattern
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract At last a fixation method that ensures tropical pseudocerotid polyclads are fixed flat, preserved for histological preparation and which also retains their colour pattern has been developed. FCA-PGPP (Formaldehyde Calcium Acetate-Propylene Glycol, Propylene Phenoxetol) fixative is frozen and worms are coaxed onto filter paper which is then laid on the frozen fixative. As a consequence, over 230 species have been documented from the southern Great Barrier Reef and eastern Papua New Guinea (Newman & Cannon, 1994; in press). It was determined that species diagnoses need to be based on colour pattern, general morphology of living animals and serial reconstructions of the male anatomy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00036376
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