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From: Mantle margin morphogenesis in Nodipecten nodosus (Mollusca: Bivalvia): new insights into the development and the roles of bivalve pallial folds

Fig. 3

Pediveliger larvae of Nodipecten nodosus. a Light with differential interference contrast; lateral view, anterior to the top in the right specimen and to the slightly top right in the left specimen. b Cross section of the mantle margin and velum in a specimen younger than c. Anterior to the top. Hematoxylin and eosin. (HE). c Cross section of the mantle margin showing cilia close to the periostracum-forming zone. HE. d Cross section of an individual showing no particular reaction to periodic acid-Schiff staining (PAS). Abbreviations: ci, cilia; fo, foot; mm, mantle margin; pe, periostracum; pfz, periostracum-forming zone; st, stomach; ve, larval velum

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