Fig. 5 in Salinity Variation in a Mangrove Ecosystem: A Physiological Investigation to Assess Potential Consequences of Salinity Disturbances on Mangrove Crabs

Fig. 5. Histological sections (A to D) and epithelial thickness of gill lamellae (E, F) of Neosarmatium meinerti (A, C, E) and Tubuca urvillei (B, D, F) after dSW acclimation. Subpanels A and B correspond to anterior (mainly respiratory) gills (here pairs 1 and 3 for N. meinerti and T. urvillei, respectively). Subpanels C and D correspond to posterior (osmoregulatory) gills (here, pairs 8 and 6 for N. meinerti and T. urvillei, respectively). B: bacterial layer; C: cuticle; E: epithelium; H: hemocyte; HL: hemolymphatic lacuna; N: nucleus; S: septum. Scale bar = 20 µm. * p <0.001 (t-test).