Table 1 List of abbreviations used in the study

A–P

Anterior–posterior

LN

Leg nerve

AT

Anal tubercle

LP

Lateral process

BR

Brain

MG

Midgut

CEC

Circumesophageal connective

MIP

Maximum intensity projection

CHD

Cheliphore diverticulum

ON

Optic nerve

CHN

Cheliphore nerve

OT

Ocular tubercle

CLSM

Confocal laser scan microscopy

OVN

Ovigeral nerve

CNS

Central nervous system

PAN

Palpal nerve

CON

Connective

PBS

Phosphate-buffered saline

D

Diverticulum

PD

Proboscis diverticulum

DLM

Dorsal longitudinal musculature

RT

Room temperature

DPN

Dorsal proboscis nerve

SEG

Subesophageal ganglion

EY

Eye

TS

Trunk segment

GO

Gonads

VLM

Ventral longitudinal musculature

H

Heart

VNC

Ventral nerve cord

ISN

Intersegmental nerve

VPN

Ventral proboscis nerve

LD

Leg diverticulum

µCT

Micro-computed X-ray tomography

LG

Leg ganglion