Figure 18
From: Invertebrate neurophylogeny: suggested terms and definitions for a neuroanatomical glossary
Developing ventral nerve cord in Triops cancriformes (Crustacea, Branchiopoda). A neuromere consists of all developing nervous tissue that is part of one anterior-posterior repetitive unit of the nervous system, e.g., as marked here, thorax segment 1. Larval stage 3 in ventral view. [Acetylated α-tubulin immunoreactivity.] Abbreviations: com = commissure; con = connective; ga = ganglion; mx1-2 and th1-3 = position of segments of maxilla 1 and 2, and thoracopods 1 to 3, respectively. Original: M. Fritsch.