Muellerian bodies (also spelled Müllerian bodies)

• Title

  Muellerian bodies (also spelled Müllerian bodies)

• Definition

  Glycogen-rich food bodies located on fuzzy pads (trichilia) at the base of the petiole of some species of Cecropia (Cecropiaceae). Compare with pearl bodies.

• Related Terms

  Trichilium (plural = trichilia)

  Prostoma (plural = prostomata)

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