| ultrastructure, distribution, and transovarial transmission of symbiotic microorganisms in nysius ericae and nithecus jacobaeae (heteroptera: lygaeidae: orsillinae). | the organization of the symbiotic system (i.e., distribution and ultrastructure of symbionts) and the mode of inheritance of symbionts in two species, nysius ericae and nithecus jacobaeae belonging to heteroptera: lygaeidae, are described. like most hemipterans, nysius ericae and nithecus jacobaeae harbor obligate prokaryotic symbionts. the symbiotic bacteria are harbored in large, specialized cells termed bacteriocytes which are localized in the close vicinity of the ovaries as well as inside t ... | 2013 | 22588432 |