Comparative anatomy of the insect tracheal system, part 1. Introduction, apterygotes, Paleoptera, Polyneoptera (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 459)
Supplemental Materials
Date
2023-03-10
item.page.datecreated
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History.
DOI
DOI
Abstract
A broad comparative study of insect respiratory morphology is presented. Tracheae, epidermal invaginations extending into the body in branching networks of tubes, supply tissues with direct access to air for gas exchange. While previous tracheal studies focused on a handful of taxa and lacked in consistency, here a unified system of tracheal nomenclature is established using visualizations from micro-CT scanning of representatives from apterygotes, Paleoptera, and Polyneoptera, totaling 29 species, 29 genera, and 26 families in 13 insect orders. Three-dimensional visualizations of named tracheal branches establish robust assessments of homology and provide a framework for further studies across class Insecta. Patterns in respiratory architecture are presented along with a discussion of future investigations into phylogenetic and physiological questions.
Description
184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
item.page.type
item.page.format
Keywords
Apterygota -- Morphology., Insects -- Respiratory organs.