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From: Development of the excretory system in a polyplacophoran mollusc: stages in metanephridial system development

Figure 1

Schematic representation of an adult (fully developed) metanephridial system plus the pericard/heart complex of a polyplacophoran similar to that of a member of the genus Lepidochitona. Dorsal view of the left side. da, dorsal aorta; ed, efferent nephroduct; ha, heart atrium; hv, heart ventricle; k, kidney; pe, pericardium; rp, renopericardial duct; sp, sagittal plane; su, sites of ultrafiltration.

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Frontiers in Zoology

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