| ultrastructure, distribution, and transmission of endosymbionts in the whitefly aleurochiton aceris modeer (insecta, hemiptera, aleyrodinea). | the body of the whitefly aleurochiton aceris contains specialized cells, termed mycetocytes, that enclose endosymbiotic microorganisms. the endosymbionts are transmitted from one generation to the next transovarially. in contrast to other insects, in whiteflies whole intact mycetocytes migrate into the ovaries, traverse the follicular epithelium, and reach the oocyte surface (i.e., perivitellin space). the migration of mycetocytes begins in the last instar, called puparium, from which imagines e ... | 2001 | 11732319 |