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Monday, 6 October 2014

Anatomy of the cephalochordate Amphioxus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordate






1 = bulge in spinal cord ("brain")
2 = notochord
4 = post-anal tail
5 = anus
8 = atriopore
9 = space above pharynx
11 = pharynx
12 = vestibule
13 = oral cirri
14 = mouth opening
15 = gonads (ovary / testicle)
16 = light sensor
17 = nerves
19 = hepatic caecum (liver-like sack)








Anatomy of the cephalochordate Amphioxus. Bolded items are components of all chordates at some point in their lifetimes, and distinguish them from other phyla.

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