Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii.

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Hauptverfasser: Bower, Duncan Q, Senft, Stephen L, Hanlon, Roger T, Deravi, Leila F
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author Bower, Duncan Q
Senft, Stephen L
Hanlon, Roger T
Deravi, Leila F
author_facet Bower, Duncan Q
Senft, Stephen L
Hanlon, Roger T
Deravi, Leila F
Bower, Duncan Q
Senft, Stephen L
Hanlon, Roger T
Deravi, Leila F
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii. Bower, Duncan Q Senft, Stephen L Hanlon, Roger T Deravi, Leila F Animals Chromatophores Decapodiformes Pigmentation Pigments, Biological Color Cytoplasmic Granules Cephalopods produce dynamic colors and skin patterns for communication and camouflage via stratified networks of neuronally actuated yellow, red, and brown chromatophore organs, each filled with thousands of pigment granules. While compositional analysis of chromatophore granules in Doryteuthis pealeii reveals the pigments as ommochromes, the ultrastructural features of the granules and their effects on bulk coloration have not been explored. To investigate this, we isolated granules from specific colored chromatophores and imaged them using multiple modalities. The brown granules are largest with smooth surface coatings. Red granules are intermediate in size with irregular surface textures, and yellow granules are smallest, with rough, porous surfaces. Many of the granules contain sub-granular features that also vary in presentation with color. Correlated light and electron microscopy reveal that differences in hue of individual granules are similarly associated with size, shape, and texture, suggesting that granules may be structurally adapted to modify the dominant visible colors presented within the chromatophores. These findings suggest that granule ultrastructure, not just chemical composition, may be significant in producing the range of colors presented in cephalopod chromatophores.
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spellingShingle Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii.
Bower, Duncan Q
Senft, Stephen L
Hanlon, Roger T
Deravi, Leila F
Animals
Chromatophores
Decapodiformes
Pigmentation
Pigments, Biological
Color
Cytoplasmic Granules
Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii. Bower, Duncan Q Senft, Stephen L Hanlon, Roger T Deravi, Leila F Animals Chromatophores Decapodiformes Pigmentation Pigments, Biological Color Cytoplasmic Granules Cephalopods produce dynamic colors and skin patterns for communication and camouflage via stratified networks of neuronally actuated yellow, red, and brown chromatophore organs, each filled with thousands of pigment granules. While compositional analysis of chromatophore granules in Doryteuthis pealeii reveals the pigments as ommochromes, the ultrastructural features of the granules and their effects on bulk coloration have not been explored. To investigate this, we isolated granules from specific colored chromatophores and imaged them using multiple modalities. The brown granules are largest with smooth surface coatings. Red granules are intermediate in size with irregular surface textures, and yellow granules are smallest, with rough, porous surfaces. Many of the granules contain sub-granular features that also vary in presentation with color. Correlated light and electron microscopy reveal that differences in hue of individual granules are similarly associated with size, shape, and texture, suggesting that granules may be structurally adapted to modify the dominant visible colors presented within the chromatophores. These findings suggest that granule ultrastructure, not just chemical composition, may be significant in producing the range of colors presented in cephalopod chromatophores.
title Pigment granule architecture varies across yellow, red, and brown chromatophores in squid Doryteuthis pealeii.
topic Animals
Chromatophores
Decapodiformes
Pigmentation
Pigments, Biological
Color
Cytoplasmic Granules
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39732938/