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From: A new sensory organ in “primitive” molluscs (Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida), and its context in the nervous system of chitons

Figure 10

Preservation artefacts affect the visibility of the Schwabe organ in fixed specimens. A., Specimen of Leptochiton boucheti, preserved in 95% ethanol and showing bleaching; B., A second specimen of L. boucheti, fixed in formalin and subsequently stored in 70% ethanol, with pigmentation intact. Specimens from the collection of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN). Chevron: Schwabe organ.

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Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN: 1742-9994