Comparative fine structure of the eggs of Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Ae. bahamensis (Diptera: Culicidae). 1989

J R Linley

Complete descriptions, including details of the micropylar apparatus and outer chorion at the anterior and posterior poles and on the dorsal surface, are given for the eggs of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Skuse and Ae. (S.) aegypti (L.). The egg of Ae. (Howardina) bahamensis Berlin, the first of this subgenus to be examined with the electron microscope, is described for the first time. Certain characters may be useful for differentiating eggs of these three species under a stereomicroscope. The substantially greater egg length in Ae. bahamensis alone separates it from the other two species, at least in the laboratory populations studied. The micropylar collar in Ae. aegypti clearly differentiates it from the other two. Further examination of mixed groups of eggs is needed to determine whether fine structural differences in the outer chorion can be correlated with consistent differences in the stereomicroscopic image.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008855 Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. Scanning Electron Microscopy,Electron Scanning Microscopy,Electron Microscopies, Scanning,Electron Microscopy, Scanning,Electron Scanning Microscopies,Microscopies, Electron Scanning,Microscopies, Scanning Electron,Microscopy, Electron Scanning,Microscopy, Scanning Electron,Scanning Electron Microscopies,Scanning Microscopies, Electron,Scanning Microscopy, Electron
D000330 Aedes A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) frequently found in tropical and subtropical regions. YELLOW FEVER and DENGUE are two of the diseases that can be transmitted by species of this genus. Aede
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015053 Zygote The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete. Fertilized Ovum,Ovum, Fertilized,Fertilized Egg,Egg, Fertilized,Eggs, Fertilized,Fertilized Eggs,Zygotes

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