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Octopus vulgaris sucker during adhesion process.

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posted on 2013-06-04, 00:22 authored by Francesca Tramacere, Lucia Beccai, Michael Kuba, Alessandro Gozzi, Angelo Bifone, Barbara Mazzolai

A) Ultrasonography of middle transverse section of sucker attached to the ultrasonographic probe. B) Schematic of A: a, acetabulum; in, infundibulum; w, water; p, ultrasonographic probe. The acetabular protuberance is in contact with the upper part of the side walls of the orifice. The scale bar equals 1 cm.

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