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

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General morphology of the anterior end of Histriobdella homari. Semithin sections, light microscopic images. a. Parasagittal section through the mouth region. b. Parasagittal section through the muscular apparatus of the ventral pharyngeal organ and jaws. br, somata of the brain; drf, dorsal rod flexor; m, mouth; md, mandibula; mx, maxillae; ne, brain neuropil; oe, esophagus; t, tentacle; sg, salivary gland; t, tentacles; vb, ventral muscle bulb; vcr, ventral carrier retractor

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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