Characteristics of coelomocytes of the stubby earthworm, Allolobophora chlorotica (Sav.)

Genotoxic endpoints in the earthworms sub-lethal assay to evaluate natural soils contaminated by metals and radionuclides

“…A1), which is in agreement with what has been described in the literature e.g. [65,66] for other oligochaetes such as Dendrobaena veneta and Lumbricus terrestris. Results suggest that earthworm's immune system was affected by the exposure to the contaminated soil (Fig.…”

The fine structure of coelomocytes in the sipunculid Phascolosoma esculenta

“…1) and type III (Fig. 5) granulocyte of P. esculenta is similar to the type I and type II granulocyte of Lumbricus terrestris (Linthicum et al, 1977) and Dendrobaena veneta (Lumbricidae) (Adamowicz, 2005), but the organelle of granulocyte of Annelida (Adamowicz, 2005;Kurek et al, 2007;Linthicum et al, 1977;Porchet-Hennere et al, 1987) is more developed than that of P. esculenta. The eleocytes were not found in the coelomocytes of Sipuncula Adrianov, 2003b, 2005;Ochi and Ohnishi, 1971;Ochi, 1975;Towle, 1975; and this paper).…”

“…Little report was made in the coelomocyte of Mollusca (Cheng and Foley, 1975). In spite of the coelomocytes of numerous species of annelids have been studied, the coelomocytes morphological and ultrastructural studies are still fragmentary, and the origin of these cells is still uncertain (Adamowicz, 2005;Kurek et al, 2007;Linthicum et al, 1977;Porchet-Hennere et al, 1987). Normal coelomocytes of annelids can be divided into three major categories: granulocytes, eleocytes and amoebocytes (Adamowicz, 2005;Porchet-Hennere et al, 1987).…”

“…The amoebocytes of P. esculenta are likely to the type of hyaline amoebocytes of Allolobophora chlorotica (Sav.) (Kurek et al, 2007). The type I (Fig.…”

“…Normal coelomocytes of annelids can be divided into three major categories: granulocytes, eleocytes and amoebocytes (Adamowicz, 2005;Porchet-Hennere et al, 1987). But Kurek et al (2007) regarded the granulocytes as granular amoebocytes, and the amoebocytes could be differentiated into hyaline amoebocytes and granular amoebocytes. The amoebocytes of P. esculenta are likely to the type of hyaline amoebocytes of Allolobophora chlorotica (Sav.)…”