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Fig. 5

From: Morphology of the bryozoan Cinctipora elegans (Cyclostomata, Cinctiporidae) with first data on its sexual reproduction and the cyclostome neuro-muscular system

Fig. 5

Funicular structure in Cinctipora elegans. Semithin sections, toluidine blue. a Longitudinal section of the proximal part of a zooid showing the funiculus which originates from the body wall and attaches to the caecum. b Cross section of a funiculus showing the regular arrangement of its longitudinal muscles. Abbreviations: cae – caecum, cw – cystid skeletal wall, es – endosaccal space (coelom), ex – exosaccal space, f – funiculus, fm – funicular musculature, ms – membranous sac (peritoneum of body wall)

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