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From: Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) – more than just slimy slugs. Shell reduction and its implications on defence and foraging

Figure 6

Anatomical features characteristic for some opisthobranch species. A Haminoea antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1841) (Cephalaspidea), gizzard. B Aeolidia papillosa (Linné, 1761) (Nudibranchia, Dexiarchia, Aeolidoidea), longitudinal section of ceras with cnidosac with cleptocnides and outleading duct. C Aeolidia papillosa, oral tube with subepithelial glandular tissue. D Tomthompsonia antarctica (Thiele, J., 1912) (Pleurobranchoidea), spicules in notal tissue. E Onchidoris bilamellata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia), spicules in notal tissue.

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Frontiers in Zoology

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