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Ultrastructure of the Spinnerets and Spigots in the Funnel-web Spider, Agelena limbata

들풀거미 (Agelena limbata) 방적돌기와 토사관의 미세구조

  • 문명진 (단국대학교 첨단과학부 생물학) ;
  • 강창수 (호서대학교 자연과학부 생명과학과)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

The fine structural characteristics of the spinnerets and spigots of the silk producing apparatus in the adult funnel-web spider, Agelena limbata, were analysed with the light and scanning electron microscopes. Silk producing apparatus of this spider was composed of three pairs of spinnerets (anterior, median, posterior) and four different types of spigots-ampullates, tubuliforms, pyriforms and aciniforms. By the examination of their ultrastructural characteristics, it has been revealed that each spigot on the spinnerets are connected through the typical silk gland within abdominal cavity. Among the three pairs of spinnerets, the posterior pairs were highly elongated and has most characteristic features. Two pairs of large ampullates were connected to anterior spinneret and another two pairs of small ampullates to median spinnerets. Spigots of the tubuliforms were observed only in female and were connected both of median and posterior spinnerets respectively. While spigots of the pyriforms were connected on the anterior spinnerets but aciniforms on both of median and posterior spinnerets respectively.

들풀거미(Agelena limbata) 실크 분비장치의 방적돌기와 토사관의 미세구조를 고배율의 전자현미경으로 관찰하고, 그 형태적 특성을 분석하였다. 세 쌍의 방적돌기 중에서 전 및 후방적돌기는 각각 2개의 마디로 구성되어 있는 반면, 중방적돌기는 단일 마디로 이루어져 있었으며, 특히 후방적돌기는 후방으로 매우 신장되어 있음이 관찰되었다. 방적돌기 표면에 형성된 토사관은 병상선(ampullate gland), 관상선(tubuliform gland), 이상선(pyriform gland), 포도상선(aciniform gland) 등, 4종류로 구성되어 있었다. 병상선의 토사관은 전방적돌기와 중방적돌기 표면에 각 2쌍씩이 형성되어 있었고, 암컷에서만 관찰되는 관상선의 토사관은 중방적돌기와 후방적돌기에서 관찰되었다. 또한 이상선의 토사관은 전방적돌기에서 그리고 포도상선의 토사관은 중 및 후방적돌기에서 확인되었다. 방적돌기 방적면에 형성된 토사관은 공통적으로 기저마디와 말단마디로 구성되어 있었는데, 포도상선의 토사관은 기저마디에 비해 말단마디가 매우 신전된 특징을 지니고 있음이 확인되었다.

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