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Fig. 14

From: On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus

Fig. 14

Morphological reconstruction of the furca and a propose for the potential energy storage zones. A Structures of the furca; B T-shaped furcular sclerite of the manubrium (fms); C Dens lock; D One side of the dens lock (seen from the inside); E Schematic representation showing structures of the furca; The blue arrows are illustrating the hemolymph flow at the moment of the furca extension. FH cLSM images (405 nm) showing through cuticle autofluorescence potential energy storage zonesof the jumping mechanism. M: manubrium; D: dens; BR: basal rod; BS2: basal sclerite 2; BS3: basal sclerite 3; BP1: basal plate 1; BP2: basal plate 2; BP3: basal plate 3; BR: basal rods; fms: furcular manubrium sclerite; dm: membrane of dens; dl: dens lock; pmm: posterior membrane of manubrium; FMZ: furcular manubrial zone; PLMZ: posterolateral manubrial zone; ADZ: anterior zone of dens

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