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1. The nasus gland: A new gland in soldiers of Angularitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Author:
Jan Šobotník; Thomas Bourguignon; Tiago F. Carrijo; Christian Bordereau; Alain Robert; Barbora Křížková; Joice P. Constantini; Eliana M. Cancello
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.5 pp. 401-406
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Blattodea; Termitidae; exocrine glands; secretion; synapomorphy
Abstract:
... Termites have developed many exocrine glands, generally dedicated to defence or communication. Although a few of these glands occur in all termite species, or represent synapomorphies of larger clades, others are morphological innovations of a single species, or a few related species. Here, we describe the nasus gland, a new gland occurring at the base of the nasus of Angularitermes soldiers. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.006

2. Histology and ultramorphology of the mesenteric sacs in the Neotropical termite Neocapritermes opacus (Blattaria, Termitidae, Termitinae)

Author:
Iago Bueno da Silva; Sandra Daruiche Buganeme; Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo
Source:
Zoologischer Anzeiger 2020 v.285 pp. 97-104
ISSN:
0044-5231
Subject:
Blattodea; Neotropics; Termitidae; bacteria; decayed wood; digestion; epithelium; histology; humus; intestines; microscopy; microvilli; midgut; symbionts; synapomorphy; ultrastructure
Abstract:
... Neocapritermes opacus is a Neotropical termite, which feeds on a variety of food sources, including highly decayed wood and humus. Similar to many Termitidae, this species contains a mixed segment in the intestine, an anatomic distinct region composed of both mesenteric and proctodeal tissues. In Neocapritermes spp., a pair of intestinal protrusions referred to as mesenteric sacs are associated wi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcz.2020.02.003

3. Gut anatomy and ultrastructural features of the paunch epithelium in the Neotropical termite Serritermes serrifer (Blattaria, Isoptera, Serritermitidae)

Author:
Ana Maria Costa–Leonardo; Iago Bueno da Silva
Source:
Zoologischer Anzeiger 2022 v.300 pp. 75-81
ISSN:
0044-5231
Subject:
Blattodea; Coptotermes; Heterotermes; Neotropics; Reticulitermes; Termitidae; bacterial adhesion; epithelium; foregut; hindgut; metabolites; midgut; mitochondria; rectum; synapomorphy; ultrastructure
Abstract:
... Termite gut comprises a long tube divided into several compartments. The well-developed hindgut includes five distinct portions, in which microbial communities are harbored, being responsible for different physiological and digestive processes. An enlarged compartment of the hindgut, the paunch, comprises a sac–like structure whose morphological features differ among termite taxa. The Neotropical ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcz.2022.07.004