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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