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From: New insights into the morphology and evolution of the ventral pharynx and jaws in Histriobdellidae (Eunicida, Annelida)

Fig. 9

Fine structure of the adult (a-c) and juvenile (d-f) maxillae of Histriobdella homari. TEM images. a. Frontal section through the maxillae. b. Frontal maxillae, higher magnification. c. Transition zone between the solid maxilla and pharyngeal cuticle. d-f. Fully formed juvenile maxillae and transitional zone between the maxilla and pharyngeal epithelium. e. Fragment of the newly formed juvenile maxilla. aj, adherens junction; cu, pharyngeal cuticle; gep, gnathoepithelial cell; mf, myofilament; mv, microvilli; mx, maxillae

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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