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From: Evolutionary transformation of mouthparts from particle-feeding to piercing carnivory in Viper copepods: Review and 3D analyses of a key innovation using advanced imaging techniques

Fig. 5

Ultrastructure of the gland cells based on volume rendering of two-photon excitation microscope (a) and SBF-SEM scans (b-h). a Coronal plane of labrum in Disseta palumbii. b Transverse plane of labrum in Mesorhabdus gracilis. c Magnified labral epidermal gland cell 2 in M. gracilis. d Magnified paradental epidermal gland cell 1 in Heterostylites longicornis. e Transverse plane of labrum in H. longicornis. f-h Transverse planes of labrum in Heterorhabdus subspinifrons. Arrowheads in C indicate openings of the epidermal gland cells. See abbreviations list Table 1 for gland names and abbreviations. Scale bars; 20 μ m for (a), (d-h); 30 μ m for (b); 10 μ m for (c)

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Frontiers in Zoology

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