Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 39a
  • Issue: 2

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study of caudal Gills of Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius) of zygopteran larvae (Odonata: Zygoptera)

1Department of Zoology, Murarka College, Sultanganj, T. M. B. University, Bhagalpur, Bihar812007, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Md. Afsar Ahmad Assistant Professor (Guest), Department of Zoology, Murarka College, Sultanganj, T. M. B. University, Bhagalpur, Bihar812007, India E-mail: dipomahto@hotmail.com

Abstract

In the present study an attempt has been made to study the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) study of the caudal gills of damselfly larvae Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius) Family Coenagronidae. Scanning electron microscopy greatly clarifies the orientation, structures and arrangement of trachea, its ramification, tracheoles, and chloride cells apart with the arrangement of complex cuticular components because of its depth of field and high resolving power.

Keywords

Ceriagrion, Caudal gills, Dimensions, Scanning, Chloride Cells, Respiration