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From: Microscopic Observations on Form and Structure of the Worm Enchytraeus buchholzi (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae)

Fig. 4

Structure of III and IV, showing pharyngeal pad, retractor muscles, peptonephridium, esophagus, ventral nerve cord, ventral chaetal bundles, vessels, and pharyngeal glands in IV (all std-in-HE except B and C). A. III and IV, longitudinal section, lateral view. B. III, IV and V, dorsal view (std-in-Acl). C. IV, lateral view (std-in-Acl). D – G. III or IV, transversal section, anterior view. ac: anucleate coelomic corpuscle; ann, annulus; bc, buccal cavity; coc, coelomic cavity; dv, dorsal vessel; esl, esophageal lumen; eso, esophagus; me, muscular epidermis around the ectal orifice; isf, intersegmental furrow; lv, lateral vessel; miv, microvillus; pen, peptonephridium; phc, pharyngeal cavity; phg, pharyngeal gland; php, pharyngeal pad; ppm, pharyngeal parietal membrane; rm, retractor muscle; sep, septum; spe, spermatheca; vcb, ventral chaetal bundle; vnc, ventral nerve cord; vv, ventral vessel

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