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From: Sensing deep extreme environments: the receptor cell types, brain centers, and multi-layer neural packaging of hydrothermal vent endemic worms

Figure 9

The ciliary epidermal cells of the branchial crown and buccal tentacles. A: Scanning electron microcopy image of a branch. B-G: Laser confocal microscopy images. B: The whole view of the single branch with many patch type cilia. C: The buccal tentacles with dense patch type cilia arranged along each ventral side. D: An optical section of the leaflet showing the sensillia type cells (arrowhead) and axonal bundles. E: The 3D reconstruction images of optical sections showing the pathways from the sensilla type cells. F, G: A buccal tentacle and enlarged view to show the distribution of cilia. ax, axon; cli, ciliary line; pt, patch type cilia; ss, sensilla type cell. Scale bar in A-C, F: 100 μm; D, E: 10 μm; G: 25 μm.

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Frontiers in Zoology

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