TY  - CONF
AU  - Ilić, B.
AU  - Labudović Borović, M.
AU  - Dudić, B.
AU  - Milovanović, J.
AU  - Novaković, Irena
AU  - Lučić, Luka
AU  - Makarov, Slobodan E.
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5780
AB  - The morphoanatomical and ultrastructural features of the integument (cuticle + epidermis) of an 
endemic Balkan millipede, Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867), are investigated utilizing light (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cuticle consists of epicuticle (outermost layer), 
exocuticle, endocuticle and membranous layer that is in contact with the underlying epidermis. 
Epicuticle is layer of varying thickness, while exocuticle is composed of helicoidally arranged sheets of microfibriles that appear as close-spaced light and dark bands. Endocuticle is the widest part of cuticle with the broad light bands that are oriented in the same direction. TEM micrographs show that these bands are composed of lamellae arranged in arcuate pattern and curved microfibriles. Membranous layer is intersected in some regions by canals that connect epidermis and different levels of the cuticle and/or surface. The epidermis is monostratified layer of cells that are characterized by distinct polarity. Basal part of epidermal cells is rich in rough endoplasmic 
reticulum and mitochondria, while apical part contains numerous osmiophilic granules. Nuclei of 
epidermal cells are ovoid and positioned in different regions of cells. Interdigitations are formed 
among cells in some epidermal regions. Our study corroborates previous findings on integument 
organization in Diplopoda and shows that species-specific patterns of cuticular ultrastructure can 
be present in these arthropods.
PB  - Zagreb, Croatia : Croatian Biological Society
C3  - Book of abstracts - 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation, 12-16. 10. 2022., Pula, Croatia
T1  - Integument in Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) (Diplopoda, Callipodida) – morphoanatomical and ultrastructural study
SP  - 172
EP  - 173
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_5780
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Ilić, B. and Labudović Borović, M. and Dudić, B. and Milovanović, J. and Novaković, Irena and Lučić, Luka and Makarov, Slobodan E.",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The morphoanatomical and ultrastructural features of the integument (cuticle + epidermis) of an 
endemic Balkan millipede, Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867), are investigated utilizing light (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cuticle consists of epicuticle (outermost layer), 
exocuticle, endocuticle and membranous layer that is in contact with the underlying epidermis. 
Epicuticle is layer of varying thickness, while exocuticle is composed of helicoidally arranged sheets of microfibriles that appear as close-spaced light and dark bands. Endocuticle is the widest part of cuticle with the broad light bands that are oriented in the same direction. TEM micrographs show that these bands are composed of lamellae arranged in arcuate pattern and curved microfibriles. Membranous layer is intersected in some regions by canals that connect epidermis and different levels of the cuticle and/or surface. The epidermis is monostratified layer of cells that are characterized by distinct polarity. Basal part of epidermal cells is rich in rough endoplasmic 
reticulum and mitochondria, while apical part contains numerous osmiophilic granules. Nuclei of 
epidermal cells are ovoid and positioned in different regions of cells. Interdigitations are formed 
among cells in some epidermal regions. Our study corroborates previous findings on integument 
organization in Diplopoda and shows that species-specific patterns of cuticular ultrastructure can 
be present in these arthropods.",
publisher = "Zagreb, Croatia : Croatian Biological Society",
journal = "Book of abstracts - 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation, 12-16. 10. 2022., Pula, Croatia",
title = "Integument in Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) (Diplopoda, Callipodida) – morphoanatomical and ultrastructural study",
pages = "172-173",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_5780"
}

Ilić, B., Labudović Borović, M., Dudić, B., Milovanović, J., Novaković, I., Lučić, L.,& Makarov, S. E.. (2021). Integument in Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) (Diplopoda, Callipodida) – morphoanatomical and ultrastructural study. in Book of abstracts - 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation, 12-16. 10. 2022., Pula, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia : Croatian Biological Society., 172-173.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_5780

Ilić B, Labudović Borović M, Dudić B, Milovanović J, Novaković I, Lučić L, Makarov SE. Integument in Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) (Diplopoda, Callipodida) – morphoanatomical and ultrastructural study. in Book of abstracts - 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation, 12-16. 10. 2022., Pula, Croatia. 2021;:172-173.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_5780 .

Ilić, B., Labudović Borović, M., Dudić, B., Milovanović, J., Novaković, Irena, Lučić, Luka, Makarov, Slobodan E., "Integument in Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) (Diplopoda, Callipodida) – morphoanatomical and ultrastructural study" in Book of abstracts - 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation, 12-16. 10. 2022., Pula, Croatia (2021):172-173,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_5780 .