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Transmission electron micrographs of sections of tissue from various globsters.

Original caption: Electron micrographs of sections of tissue from various monsters. (A) St. Augustine carcass (from Pierce et al., 1995); scale bar = 5 µm. (B) Bermuda Blob 1 (from Pierce et al., 1995); scale bar = 5 µm. (C) Tasmanian West Coast Monster; scale bar = 2 µm. (D) Bermuda Blob 2; scale bar = 5 µm. (E) Nantucket Blob; scale bar = 5 µm. (F) Humpback whale blubber (from Pierce et al., 1995); scale bar = 2 µm. In all cases, the tissues are composed entirely of collagen fibers arranged in layers of perpendicularly running fiber bundles. No cellular elements were found. Bacteria were often present amidst the fibers in the carcasses and can be seen in A, C, and D (arrows).

Source: Pierce, S., S. Massey, N. Curtis, G. Smith, C. Olavarría & T. Maugel 2004. Microscopic, Biochemical, and Molecular Characteristics of the Chilean Blob and a Comparison With the Remains of Other Sea Monsters: Nothing but Whales. Biological Bulletin 206: 125-133.

Copyright: Sidney K. Pierce, Steven E. Massey, Nicholas E. Curtis, Gerald N. Smith, Jr., Carlos Olavarría, Timothy K. Maugel

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