Thaidasys tongiorgii gen. et sp. nov. FMRFamide immunoreactive nervous system visualised with CLSM.
A, whole organism. B, anterior region, showing the FMRF-IR (green) cerebral ganglion and the anti-tubulin staining (red) in the sensory structures; arrows indicate anterior ventral neurites. C, close up of the cerebral ganglion. acv, anterior commissure of the ventrolateral cords; af, anterior fibres extended from the dorsal commissure to the ventral somata in the cerebral ganglion; avmn, anterior ventromedial neurite; br, cerebral ganglion; dac, cerebral dorsal anterior commissure; dcc, cerebral dorsal central commissure; dcn, cerebral dorsal neurons; dpc, cerebral dorsal posterior commissure; lo, leaf-like organ; ph, pharynx; pbc, ventral commissure at the level of the pharyngo-intestinal junction; pl, posterior loop; post, posterior region; pvmn, posterior ventromedial neurite; van, cerebral ventral anterior neurons; vcc, cerebral ventral commissure; vlc, ventrolateral cord; vpn, cerebral ventral posterior neurons. Scale bars A = 100 μm, B, C = 50 μm.
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