Chitin Gut Diagrams (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Chitin Gut Diagrams

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This diagram shows the different gut structures of animal groups, from the all-chitin gut barriers of arthropods, to the mucous based immunity of mammals. Transitional forms can be seen in "lower" chordates like tunicates and ray finned fish.

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Keisuke Nakashima

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