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Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichopter...

Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichopter...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2539508357

Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

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Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

Publisher

Durham: Research Square

Journal title

Applied Microscopy, 2020

Language

English

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Durham: Research Square

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Contents

Silk is produced by a variety of insects, but only silk made by terrestrial arthropods has been examined in detail. To fill the gap, this study was designed to understand the silk spinning system of aquatic insect. The larvae of caddis flies, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus produce silk through a pair of labial silk glands and use raw silk to protect th...

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Fine structure of the silk spinning system in the caddisworm, Hydatophylax nigrovittatus (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2539508357

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2539508357

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DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-38855/v2