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From: Reconstructing the neuromuscular ground pattern of phylactolaemate bryozoans: new data from the Lophopodidae

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General appearance of Asajirella gelatinosa. A Several small colonies growing on natural substrate such as wood. B, C Individual colonies, with degenerated polypides in the center and active polypides arranged in the periphery. The digestive tract is always straight. D Detail of several zooids, with a large protruded lophophore and all components of the digestive tract differentiable. cae caecum, co colony, cw cystid wall, dpo degenerated polypide, dt digestive tract, fg fore gut, int intestine, l lophophore, o orifice, po polypide, rpo retracted, polypide, t tentacle, v vestibulum, z zooid

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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