Polypterus 

 Gill arches 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Skull 



Lateral line pores and canals 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Gill arch teeth 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Polypterus bichir 



Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 Metencephalon 

 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Monogenea 



Host parasite interactions 

 Host specificity 

 Digenea 



Incidence of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Host parasite interactions 

 Cestoda 



Incidence of infection 

 Intensity of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Distribution 



Polypterus endticheri 

 Spinal cord 



Ultrastructure 

 Cestoda 



Incidence of infection 

 Intensity of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Nematoda 



Incidence of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Polypterus retropinnis 



Synonymy 

 Polypterus senegalensis 

 Telencephalon 

 Anatomy 



Development 

 Descriptive evolution 

 Polypterus senegaius 

 Pigments 

 Biochemistry 



Enzymology 

 Melanin 



Ultrastructure 

 Pigment chemistry 

 Melanin 

 Developmental analysis 

 Telencephalon 

 Anatomy 



Development 

 Lateral line pores and canals 



Development 

 Neuroendocrine substances 

 Descriptive evolution 

 Biochemistry 

 Thyroid 



Development 

 Venous system 

 Development 

 Monogenea 



Incidence of infection 

 Host parasite interactions 

 Host specificity 

 Cestoda 



Incidence of infection 

 Intensity of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Nematoda 



Incidence of infection 

 Parasite life history 

 Distribution 

 Habitat preference 

 Host specificity 

 Holostei 



Relationships 



Vertebrae 

 Gill arches 



Anatomy 

 Descriptivi 

 Telencephalon 



Anatomy 



804080 

 804080 

 804080 



807172 

 807172 



808641 

 808641 



806047 



805134 

 805352 



804414 



805353 



804780 



804080 

 804080 

 805615 



804080 



804080 

 804080 

 804328 

 808275 



807170 

 807171 

 807964 

 809039 



Stratigraphic distribution 



Cretaceous 

 Homology 

 Gill arches 

 Identification 

 Amiomorpha 

 Key 

 Fins 



Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 Jaws 



Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 Skull 



Anatomy 

 Function 



Descriptive evolution 

 Acanthocephala 



Parasite systematics 

 Amia 



Synonymy 

 Skull 



Lateral line pores and canals 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Amia calva 

 Relationships 



General structure and behavior 



Water content 



Body compartments 

 Mineral content 

 DNA content and function 

 Pigments 



Biochemistry 



Enzymology 

 Melanin 



Ultrastructure 

 Pigment chemistry 



Intermediary metabolism 

 Oxidative metabolism 

 Liver 

 Melanin 



Developmental analysis 

 Gill arches 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Visceral skeletal muscles 

 Anatomy 



Descriptive evolution 

 Telencephalon 

 Anatomy 



Development 

 Descriptive evolution 

 Metencephalon 

 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Medulla oblongata 

 Histology 



Ultrastructure 

 Function 

 Glia 



Experimental analysis 

 Nervous electrophysiology 

 Sclera and cornea 

 Biochemistry 

 Function 

 Retina 

 Histology 



Descriptive evolution 

 Neurosecretion in brain 

 Biochemistry 



Descriptive evolution 

 Neurohypophysis 

 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Biochemistry 

 Function 

 Adenohypophysis 

 Anatomy 

 Histology 

 Pituitary blood supply 

 Anatomy" 

 Function 

 Adrenal cortex 

 Anatomy 

 Function 



807 1 70 Polypteromorpha 

 52222? (continued) 



807964 



Holostei 



808437 





807013 

 807013 



Amiomorpha 



807013 

 807013 





806350 

 806350 





805861 





804474 





804102 

 804102 





803582 

 804474 

 807964 

 806614 

 807939 





809063 

 803582 





803724 

 803724 

 803724 



806047 

 807964 

 807964 



809071 

 809071 

 809070 



809070 

 809070 

 809075 



201 



