Fig. 5

Localization of acetylated α-tubulin and DAPI in tadpole larvae and young zooids of Doliolina muelleri. a–d' Light (a, d) and confocal (a’, b, c, d’) images of a single tadpole larva (d, d’) connected with a young zooid (a, a’, b, c) highlighting cerebral ganglion (cg), ciliated funnel (cf), dorsal appendix (da), endostyle (en), mesoblast (me), major nerves (mn) and notochord (nt); area of contact between zooid and tadpole larvae marked with asterisk (*). b, c Dorsal view of the young zooid. d, d’ Detail of the tadpole larva