Fig. 3From: Detailed reconstruction of the nervous and muscular system of Lobatocerebridae with an evaluation of its annelid affinityGeneral and detailed organization of the nervous system of Lobatocerebrum riegeri n. sp. as seen with CLSM. DAPI in cyan, FMRF in purple and acetylated α-tubulin in yellow or “glow”. All images are maximum intensity projections of a subset of the original image stack on various locations of the body if not specified below a Dorsal view of a juvenile specimen, b Lateral view of an adult, pharyngeal ganglia outlines in red, details of the same specimen as (c), c Three different substacks of an adult specimen pieced together for an overview-picture. The specimen is twisted and some portions are laterally oriented and others dorso-ventrally oriented , d Dorsal view of the details of the brain, e Juvenile showing the general organization of the nervous system. Notice the presence of only three trunk commissures, f Dorsal view of the details of the brain in a juvenile. Details of the same specimen as (e), g Dorsal view of details of the origin of the median nerve cord in a juvenile. Details of the same specimen as (e). Abbreviations: avnc: anterior ventral nerve cord, br: brain, c1–4: commissure 1 - 4, dcn: dorso-anterior commissure of the neuropil, fg: frontal gland, hg: hindgut, lc: caudal lobe, lca: major caudal lobe, lci: minor caudal lobe, lr: rostral lobe, mnc: median nerve cord, mo: mouth opening, nlca: nerve of the major caudal lobe, nlr: nerve of the rostral lobe, np: neuropil, pfg: posterior frontal glands, pg1–2: postpharyngeal ganglia 1 - 2, pp: posterior projection, spd: spermioduct, t: testes, tc: terminal commissure, vlnc: posterior ventro lateral nerve cordBack to article page