Morphology and organization of muscle fibres in the thoracic coxal muscle receptor organ and the associated promotor muscle, in a crayfish, Cherax destructor, and mud crab, Scylla serrata

Ann L Parkinson; A J Bakker; S I Head

doi:10.1046/j.1463-6395.2001.00088.x

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Morphology and organization of muscle fibres in the thoracic coxal muscle receptor organ and the associated promotor muscle, in a crayfish, Cherax destructor, and mud crab, Scylla serrata

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Morphology and organization of muscle fibres in the thoracic coxal muscle receptor organ and the associated promotor muscle, in a crayfish, Cherax destructor, and mud crab, Scylla serrata

Ann L Parkinson, A J Bakker and S I Head

Acta Zoologica, Vol.82(3), pp.251-260

2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6395.2001.00088.x

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proprioceptor

crayfish

mud crab

skeletal muscle fibres

confocal microscopy

TCMRO

Using confocal laser scanning and conventional light microscopy, the morphology and organization of the muscle fibres in a proprioceptor, the thoracic coxal muscle receptor organ (TCMRO), and the associated ‘extrafusal’ promotor muscle were investigated in two species of decapod crustacea, the crayfish Cherax destructor and the mud crab Scylla serrata. The diameter of the TCMROs was shown to increase distally, with an increase up to 350% recorded for the crayfish. The tapered shape of the crayfish TCMRO was demonstrated to amplify movements mechanically at the transducer region where the afferent nerves attach. Serial sectioning of the TCMROs, showed that the fibre number increased in the proximal to distal direction from 14 to 30 fibres in the crayfish and from 7 to 20 in the crab. Optical sectioning with the laser scanning confocal microscope revealed that the increase in fibre numbers was the result of muscle fibres branching in the distal third section of the TCMRO. The percentage of muscle tissue in the cross-sectional area in the TCMRO was found to be only 35.2% and 64.6% in the crayfish and crab, respectively. Longitudinal sectioning using laser scanning confocal microscopy revealed the average sarcomere length of the TCMRO muscle fibres of both species to be in the intermediate range for crustacean muscle fibres (4.1 ± 0.1 µm and 4.55 ± 0.34 µm for the crayfish and crab) compared with the long sarcomere muscle fibres in the associated promotor muscles (7.87 ± 0.2 and 10.6 ± 0.6 µm). The distinct morphology of the TCMRO muscle fibres – smaller diameter, intermediate sarcomere length and branching of fibres compared to the larger, long sarcomere promotor fibre muscle fibres – suggest that the TCMRO muscle fibres are specialized in their role of proprioception.

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Title: Morphology and organization of muscle fibres in the thoracic coxal muscle receptor organ and the associated promotor muscle, in a crayfish, Cherax destructor, and mud crab, Scylla serrata
Authors: Ann L Parkinson (Author) - University of New South Wales
A J Bakker (Author) - University of New South Wales
S I Head (Author) - University of New South Wales
Publication details: Acta Zoologica, Vol.82(3), pp.251-260
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2001.00088.x
ISSN: 0001-7272
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Biomedicine; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449348102621
Output Type: Journal article

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