Scanning electron microscope images of denticles (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Scanning electron microscope images of denticles

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Scanning electron microscope images of dermal denticles found on three shark families, from left to right Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae, and Ginglymostomatidae, commonly observed on Caribbean coral reefs. Scale bars are 100 micrometers.

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Image credit: Erin M. Dillon (University of California, Santa Barbara, CA) and Ashley Diedenhofen (photographer).

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