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Figure 4

From: Detailed reconstruction of the musculature in Limnognathia maerski (Micrognathozoa) and comparison with other Gnathifera

Figure 4

Schematic drawings of the somatic musculature of Limnognathia. maerski . Anterior is on the top. Colors follow Figure 3C. A) Dorsal view of the ventral musculature (colors) relative to body wall and ciliated areas (grey shade). B) Dorsal view of the dorsal musculature (colors) and its attachment sites on dorsal epidermis cells (delimitated in light grey) attachment sites of anterior 5 trunk dorso-ventral muscles are inferred. The mdm, pvm, pvm2, and tdvm are present in A) and B) as they extend ventrally and dorsally. advm, anterior dorso-ventral muscles; alm, anterior lateral muscle; cpm, ciliated adhesive pad muscles; fmm, front margin muscle; ldm, lateral dorsal muscle; lvm, lateral ventral muscle; mdm, medio-dorsal muscle; mn, muscle net; mvm, medio-ventral muscle; pvm, paramedian ventral muscle; pvm2, paramedian ventral muscle 2; sav1,2, small anterior longitudinal muscle; tdvm, trunk dorso-ventral muscle; tdm; trunk posterior-muscle.

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