Haemocyte Classification and Differential Counts in the Freshwater Crab, Potamon fluviatilis

Authors : Hijran Yavuzcan YILDIZ, Hasan Hüseyin ATAR

Pages : 403-406

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Three haemocyte groups were identified in the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis: hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes. The proportion of hyalinocytes was found to be 15%, that of semigranulocytes 54.25% and that of 30.75% granulocytes.
Keywords : Freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatilis, haemocyte, hyalinocytes, semigranulocytes and granulocytes