Red hemocytes. Additionally, iTRAQ and spectral counting identifiedone galectin (a galectin 4 ike transcript variant) as more abundant in sym hemocytes. Galectins are carbohydratebinding proteins that are believed to recognize the surfaceexposed carbohydrates of microorganisms (52, 53). Many galectins are now implicated as important factors of the invertebrate innate immune response, as these pro