Photomicrographs of the middle and posterior intestine of T. sparrmanii. (28, 29) Photomicrographs of transverse sections of the posterior intestine, showing AB (Ph 2.5 positive cells (arrows). (LP), lamina propria; (M), mucosa; (EP), epithelium. (30, 31) Photomicrographs of transverse sections of the posterior intestine, showing PAS positive cells. PAS/haematoxylin stain. (LP), lamina propria; (M), mucosa; (EP), epithelium.

 
 
  Part of: Okuthe GE, Bhomela B (2020) Morphology, histology and histochemistry of the digestive tract of the Banded tilapia, Tilapia sparrmanii (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Zoologia 37: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.37.e51043