Extended Data Fig. 3: Coronal sections through anterior of Youti yuanshi. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 3: Coronal sections through anterior of Youti yuanshi.

From: Organ systems of a Cambrian euarthropod larva

Extended Data Fig. 3

a–o, Virtual dissections of YKLP 12387 rendered from XCT data, from dorsal to ventral. Coloured regions identify organ systems. Raw images available at FigShare84. Abbreviations: a, appendage; an, anterior compartment of first appendage; cb, central body of brain; cc, circumpharyngeal connective; co, circumoral ring; db, dorsolateral body of brain; dg, digestive gland; dp, dorsal projection; dv, dorsal vessel; e, eye; fb, frontal body of brain; irr, irregular chamber; lac, lacuna; mm, transverse medial membrane of the central body; po, posterior compartment of first appendage; pph, peripheral cavity; sep, membrane separating compartments of the first appendage; sp, subpharyngeal gland; tm, transverse membrane; vl, ventrolateral sinus.

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