Fig. 5
From: Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of lignocellulose digestion in shipworms
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the cecum and digestive gland from L. pedicellatus. a Cecum showing abundant cilia (c) projecting from the apical surface of the cell. b Cecum epithelium. c Digestive gland secretory cell with electron-dense endoplasmic reticulum. d Golgi apparatus and putative secretory vesicles. e Digestive gland phagocyte, showing internalized wood particles and pseudopodia. f Wood-engulfing vesicles in a gland phagocyte. c cilia, er endoplasmic reticulum, g Golgi apparatus, mv microvilli, n cell nucleus, m mitochondrion, p pseudopodium, v vesicle, w wood particle