Article contents
The surface fauna of Xenopus skin
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
Synopsis
Regular moulting can prevent colonisation of the skin surface by epibionts, although some invading organisms are sufficiently mobile to overcome this protective device. Bacteria and sessile protozoans settle on the surface of the claws of Xenopus, where the keratinised cells are not shed as regularly as on the skin. Alternatively, parasites may inhabit the orifices, which also are not affected by moulting.
- Type
- Research Article
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1980
References
- 1
- Cited by