Identification of secretory compounds from the European callipodidan species Apfelbeckia insculpta
Abstract
Defensive secretions of the callipodidan species Apfelbeckia insculpta contain a p-cresol as the main component and phenol in traces. This is the first identification of these compounds in a European callipodidan species. The repugnatory glands of A. insculpta are of the spirobolid type and consist of a spherical reservoir, a simple duct, and a valvular cuticular infolding that opens onto the lateral surface of the millipede via a pore.
Keywords:
Apfelbeckia insculpta / Callipodida / Defensive secretion / Diplopoda / P-cresol / PhenolSource:
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2009, 35, 8, 893-895Publisher:
- Springer, Dordrecht
Projects:
- Funkcionalna analiza ontogenetske diverzifikacije faune i modifikacije evolutivnih odgovora tokom filogenije (RS-143053)
- Sekundarni metaboliti samoniklih, lekovitih biljaka: izolovanje, karakterizacija i biloška aktivnost (RS-142053)
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9678-5
ISSN: 0098-0331
PubMed: 19690921