Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 1984

Seiten: 67-78

Zeitschrift: Zoomorphology

Bandnummer: 104

Heftnummer: 2

ISSN: 0720-213X

eISSN: 1432-234X

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312020

Verlag: Springer

Abstract: 
The anatomy of the cecum of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus) is described at the macroscopic and microscopic [inlcuding light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy] levels. The cecum possesses a voluminous corpus ceci with 2 lateral outpocketings; 2 diverticulae (cecal horns) extend from the corpus at the vicinity of the ileocecal junction. An ampulla ceci is found distal to the corpus ceci, the 2 compartments communicating via a wide-opened orifice. The most striking microscopic finding is the mucosal covering of a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium overlying the crypts of Lieberkuhn. An attempt is made to interpret the morphological observations in terms of the functional digestive process in the manatee, giving alternative suggestions concerning the significance of the cecum and colon in the nutritional status of the manatee.

Harvard-Zitierstil: SNIPES, R. (1984) ANATOMY OF THE CECUM OF THE WEST-INDIAN MANATEE, TRICHECHUS-MANATUS (MAMMALIA, SIRENIA), Zoomorphology, 104(2), pp. 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312020

APA-Zitierstil: SNIPES, R. (1984). ANATOMY OF THE CECUM OF THE WEST-INDIAN MANATEE, TRICHECHUS-MANATUS (MAMMALIA, SIRENIA). Zoomorphology. 104(2), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312020