Morphology of the digestive gland of the marine panpulmonate limpetSiphonaria lessonii: A cytological, histochemical, and ultrastructural description

The molluskan digestive gland has been widely studied and its structural and ultrastructural descriptions have allowed the understanding of its several functions. Despite siphonarids are broadly distributed around the world, morphological studies on their digestive system are poorly represented. The panpulmonate limpet Siphonaria lessonii is the most abundant gastropod and the dominant herbivore in the rocky intertidal coast of Buenos Aires. The...