Olfactory and gustatory chemical sensor systems in the African turquoise killifish: Insights from morphology.

ABSTRACT: Smell and taste are extensively studied in fish species as essential for finding food and selecting mates while avoiding toxic substances and predators. Depending on the evolutionary position and adaptation, a discrete variation in the morphology of these sense organs has been reported in numerous teleost species. Here, for the first time, we approach the phenotypic characterization of the olfactory epithelium and taste buds in the African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri), a model organism known for its short lifespan and use in ageing research. Our observations indicate that the olfactory epithelium of N. furzeri is organized as a simple patch, lacking the complex folding into a rosette, with an average size of approximately 600 µm in length, 300 µm in width, and 70 µm in thic

SUBMITTER: Giaquinto D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615025 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature