FIGURE 8 in Two new sacoglossan sea slug species (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda): Ercolania annelyleorum sp. nov. (Limapontioidea) and Elysia asbecki sp. nov. (Plakobranchoidea), with notes on anatomy, histology and biology

Main Authors: Wägele, Heike, Stemmer, Kristina, Burghardt, Ingo, Händeler, Katharina
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Terbitan: , 2010
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/199211
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  • FIGURE 8. Elysia asbecki sp. nov.: histology; (A) Cross section near head area. Many branches of digestive gland reach into the lateral parapodia. Note the special glands (arrows) close to dorsal pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (B) Cross section behind head. Nerve ring surrounds posterior part of pharynx. Posterior part of oesophagus surrounded by thick layer of muscles. Note entrance of stomach into digestive gland (arrow). (C) Cross section near head, somewhat posterior than (A). Salivary glands situated ventrally of pharynx. Note the special glands (arrows) now close to lateral parts of pharynx, which are not connected to salivary glands or any other part of the digestive system. (D) Cross section of parapodium exhibiting special glandular structures (arrows). Note the branches of digestive gland with an epithelium filled with chloroplasts (blue dots). (E) Penial sheath with muscular penis. Note the vas deferens (arrow) without any cuticular structures. (F) Detail of statocyst with one otolith. Abbreviations: a ascus, cpg cerebropleural ganglion, d duct into digestive gland, dgl digestive gland, in intestine, og oral gland, pe penis, pes penial sheath, pg pedal ganglion, sgl salivary glands, st stomach, sta statocyst.
  • Published as part of Wägele, Heike, Stemmer, Kristina, Burghardt, Ingo & Händeler, Katharina, 2010, Two new sacoglossan sea slug species (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda): Ercolania annelyleorum sp. nov. (Limapontioidea) and Elysia asbecki sp. nov. (Plakobranchoidea), with notes on anatomy, histology and biology, pp. 1-28 in Zootaxa 2676 on page 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199203