Extended Data Fig. 4: Transverse sections through anterior of Youti yuanshi. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 4: Transverse sections through anterior of Youti yuanshi.

From: Organ systems of a Cambrian euarthropod larva

Extended Data Fig. 4

a–t, Virtual dissections of YKLP 12387 rendered from XCT data, from anterior to posterior. Coloured regions identify organ systems; colours as for Extended Data Fig. 3. Raw images available at FigShare84. Abbreviations: an, anterior compartment of first appendage; cb, central body of brain; cc, circumpharyngeal connective; db, dorsolateral body of brain; dg, digestive gland; dv, dorsal vessel; e, eye; fen, fenestra; irr, irregular chamber; lac, lacuna; pc, pericardial sinus; pn, perineural sinus; po, posterior compartment of first appendage; pv, perivisceral sinus; sp, subpharyngeal gland; vl, ventrolateral sinus.

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