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Figure 7

From: The nervous system of Isodiametra pulchra (Acoela) with a discussion on the neuroanatomy of the Xenacoelomorpha and its evolutionary implications

Figure 7

Horizontal semithin section through anterior end of adult specimen stained with Richardson's. Arrowheads point to muscles. Note nuclei around the statocyst and the anterior neuropil, pseudostriation in highlighted inner muscles, and metaphase chromosomes in germ cells. Abbreviations: 2 lateral neurite bundle; cg cyanophilic gland cells; ds digestive syncytium; eg eosinophilic gland cells; ep epidermis; gc germ cells; np neuropil; rh rhabdoids; sl statolith. Scale bar: 25 μm.

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