Head of a horseshoe worm

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Shot Date: 2004/10/22
Shot Location: Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University

species
Phoronis sp.

Key Words






Tetsuya Kato
2005/03/16 submitted



Animalia >Phoronida >Unidentified >Unidentified >Phoronidae >Phoronis >

A larva of a horseshoe worm, which was collected by a plankton net, was reared to metamorphosis. The picture shows the head of the larva just after metamorphosis. Spherical structures, presumably blood cells, can be seen moving in and out of finger-like tentacles. (translated by Asoh)

(Data No.momo050312ps03b)

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