Acoels have all the senses (IMAGE)

Okayama University

Acoels have all the senses

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Sensory organ of the acoel flatworm Praesagittifera naikaiensis. Shown here is a light micrograph of the whole body (left), and its enlarged anterior regions (right), including the ciliated epidermis with sensory cilia, statocyst, and eyes that constitute the sensory organ.

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