Fig. 4. Histological section of a control ramet at blastogenic stage D and its
corresponding BHT-treated ramet, 3 days arrested at stage D. (A) A `packed'
macrophage (arrow) is seen with ingested inclusions between the control zooid
23 stigmata; (B) BHT-treated ramet, empty macrophages (arrowheads) are located
between zooid stigmata; (C) packed macrophages (arrowheads) in the control
ramet bud; (D) BHT-treated bud with an empty macrophage (arrowhead); (E) a
packed macrophage (arrow) in control zooid blood vessel; (F) BHT-treated zooid
blood vessel with empty macrophages (arrowheads). Azan Heidenhains stain. bv,
blood vessel; mac, macrophage; pig, pigment cell; sg, stigmata. Scale bars, 1
µm.