Fig. 7From: Comparison of neuromuscular development in two dinophilid species (Annelida) suggests progenetic origin of Dinophilus gyrociliatus Correlation between outer ciliary and nervous structures in early juvenile females of Dinophilus gyrociliatus and details of the neuropil. Acetylated α-tubulin-like immunoreactive filaments shown in”glow”, animals are oriented with the anterior end up. a Ventral ciliary field of a juvenile female with spot-like multiciliated cells (svcf), stomatogastric ciliary fields (stcf) and more elongated multicilited cells (lcc), b multiciliated cells along the ventral body side, c detail of the anterior region of the ventral nervous system with the commissural sets, d detail of the neuopil with the dorsal and ventral root of the circumesophageal connective, e-g sections through the neuropil from the ventral to the dorsal side, showing the commissures of the ventral and dorsal root: e section through the ventral root with the base of the circumesophageal connective, f condensed fibres within the ventral root of the circumesophageal connective, g section through the dorsal root. Abbreviations: acom – anterior commissure, avcf – anteroventral ciliary field, bdr – branches of the dorsal root, cb – ciliary band, cbg – ciliary band gland, cec – circumesophageal connective, cvr – commissures of the ventral root of the circumesophageal connective, dpg – ducts of the pharyngeal glands, drcc – dorsal root of the circumesophageal connective, lcc – lateral multiciliated cell of the ventral ciliary field, mcc – median multiciliated cell of the ventral ciliary field, mcom – median commissure, mo – mouth opening, mvn – medioventral nerve, nar – nerves innervating the anterior rim, pcom – posterior commissure, pmvn – paramedioventral ventral nerve, stcf – stomatogastric ciliary field, stnr – stomatogastric nerve ring, svcf – stomatogastric ventral ciliary field, vcf – ventral ciliary field, vlnc – ventrolateral nerve cord, vrcc – ventral root of the circumesophageal connectiveBack to article page