Lucas Inácio Dos Santos Melo, Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira, Ana Caroline Freitas Caetano de Sousa, Rysónely Maclay de Oliveira, Mariana Almeida Lima, Ana Bernadete Lima Fragoso, Flávio José de Lima Silva, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer Attademo, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira, Moacir Franco de Oliveira
Morphological study of the tongue is an interesting way of understanding evolutionary processes associated with feeding habits. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe the tongue morphology of the Antillean manatee and to understand possible morphological relationships with its way of capturing food. Macroscopic dissections and light and scanning electron microscopy analyses of seven manatee tongues were performed. The tongue in Antillean manatees is a muscular and robust organ, divided into apex, body, and root...
December 20, 2023: Microscopy and Microanalysis