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Table 3 Number of somata found in each cluster within the investigated species; The identified clusters were named with abbreviations signifying the ganglion in which they are located, the nerve filled and a number indicating the order of their description (for example, Cn1c3: C erebral N1 c luster 3; Pdn1c2: P ed al N1 c luster 2)

From: Use of axonal projection patterns for the homologisation of cerebral nerves in Opisthobranchia, (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

Clustername

Aplysia spp.

P. meckeli

A. pseudoargus

Clustername

Aplysia spp.

P. meckeli

A. pseudoargus

N1

 

N3

 

Cn1c1

5+2

4+1

3+2

Cn3c1

12+3

5+2

6+1

Cn1c2

8+2

4+2

7+2

Cn3c2

10+3

3+1

6+2

Cn2c3

7+1

7+2

3+1

Cnclc3

11+3

8+4

9+3

Cn1c4

3+1

4+3

3+3

Cn3c4

6+1

3+2

6+2

Cn1c5

6+3

2+0

5+2

Cn3c5

4+1

6+4

4+2

Cn1c6

16+4

4+2

14+5

Cn3c6

28+6

10+2

18+4

Cln1c1

/

/

4+1

Cln3c1

/

3+0

/

Pdn1c1

3+1

/

2+0

Pdn3c1

6+1

4+1

3+0

Pdn1c2

3+3

/

4+1

Pdn3c2

9+2

5+2

9+3

    

Pdn3c3

10+2

/

10+3

∑ cerebral

48

48

28

∑ cerebral

30

26

29

∑ pedal

13

14

2

∑ pedal

12

0

2

Clustername

Aplysia spp.

P. meckeli

A. pseudoargus

Clustername

Aplysia spp.

P. meckeli

A. pseudoargus

N2

 

Nclc

 

Cn2c1

11+2

13+2

8+1

Cnclc1

4+2

3+0

4+1

Cn2c2

12+3

10+1

9+2

Cnclc2

5+1

10+2

8+3

Cn2c3

7+1

7+2

3+1

Cnclc3

11+3

8+4

9+3

Cn2c4

10+2

10+1

6+2

Cnclc4

5+2

2+1

7+1

Cn2c5

8+3

8+2

2+0

Cnclc5

5+2

3+0

5+2

Cln1c1

5+0

/

4+0

Pdnclc1

2+2

/

2+3

Pdn2c1

6+1

3+2

2+1

Pdnclc2

3+2

/

/

Pdn2c2

5+2

4+2

/

Pdnclc3

7+4

/

/

Pdn2c3

2+0

7+3

/

    

∑ cerebral

48

48

28

∑ cerebral

30

26

29

∑ pedal

13

14

2

∑ pedal

12

0

2