Skip to main content
Fig. 10 | Zoological Letters

Fig. 10

From: Neuromuscular study of early branching Diuronotus aspetos (Paucitubulatina) yields insights into the evolution of organs systems in Gastrotricha

Fig. 10

Ciliation of Diuronotus aspetos. Anterior pointing at the top for all figures. a and b drawings of the locomotory ciliation: a dorsal view, b ventral view. c–k CLSM maximum intensity projection (MIP) sub-stacks of the acetylated α-tubulin-LIR. c Ventral view of the whole specimen showing the organization of the locomotor ciliation. d Dorsal view of the whole specimen showing parts of the locomotor ciliation and the position of the protonephridia. e And f, dorsal head ciliation. e Is more dorsal than f. g–i Ventral head and pharyngeal ciliation: g is more dorsal than h which is more dorsal than i. j and k details of, respectively, the anterior and the posterior pairs of protonephridia. acp anterior ciliated patch, apn anterior proto-nephridia, br brain, c, c’ cilia of the proto-nephridia, hacc head dorso-anterior ciliated cells, hlc head lateral ciliation, hlcc head lateral ciliated cells, hmcc head dorso-median ciliated cell, hpcc head postero-lateral dorsal ciliated cell, hvc head ventral ciliation, hvlm head ventral lateral-most row of ciliated cells, hvmm head ventral median-most row of ciliated cells, hvpl head ventral para-lateral row of ciliated cells, hvpm head ventral paramedian row of ciliated cells, mz muzzle, pc pharyngeal ciliation, pcp posterior ciliated patch, ph pharynx, pk posterior pharyngeal kinocilium, plcc pharyngeal lateral ciliated cells, pmcc pharyngeal median ciliated cell, ppn posterior proto-nephridia, ss sensoria, tc trunk ciliation, tcc trunk ciliated cells, tt testis

Back to article page