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Fig. 8

From: On latches in biological systems: a comparative morphological and functional study of the retinaculum and the dens lock in Collembola

Fig. 8

µCT-based morphological reconstruction of the abdominal segments, the jumping apparatus, cuticle and musculature of the retinaculum in Dicyrtomina ornata (Nicolet, 1842). A Cut-away longitudinal view—flexed furca; B External lateral view of the base of the furca and manubrial muscles—flexed furca; C Cut-away longitudinal view—extended furca; D External lateral view of the base of the furca and manubrial muscles—extended furca. M: manubrium; D: dens; DL: dens lock; Mu: Mucro

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Frontiers in Zoology

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