... with nitroblue tetrazolium chloride (NBT; 1 mg ml -1 NBT in 2 mol l -1 potassium glycinate, pH 9.5) at RT for at least 2 h for color development. Sections were de-stained in 0.16 mol l -1 sodium borate buffer at RT for 2 h and mounted with a coverslip for light microscopy. Phragmatopoma californica...

...ChengJun Sun; Georg E. Fantner; Jonathan Adams; Paul K. Hansma; J. Herbert Waite SUMMARY Sandcastle worms Phragmatopoma californica build mound-like reefs by sticking together large numbers of sand grains with cement secreted from the building organ. The cement consists of protein plus substantial...

...Russell J. Stewart; James C. Weaver; Daniel E. Morse; J. Herbert Waite SUMMARY Phragmatopoma californica is a marine polychaete that builds protective tubes by joining bits of shell and sand grains with a secreted proteinaceous cement. The cement forms a solid foam (closed cells) via covalent...