Internal structure reveals lateral lobes containing muscles (IMAGE)

Ehime University

Internal structure reveals lateral lobes containing muscles

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Internal structure of the abdominal segment, in cross-section, has revealed that lateral lobes contain muscles (arrowheads), whereas dorsal and ventral lobes are simple thick cuticles. The muscles in the lateral lobes may assist larval locomotion when crawling on wet substrates (e.g. moss carpets).

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Yume Imada, Ehime University

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