Sine Systemate Chaos? A Versatile Tool for Earthworm Taxonomy: Non-Destructive Imaging of Freshly Fixed and Museum Specimens Using Micro-Computed Tomography
Figure 3
Selected virtual 2D sections through μCT datasets of PTA-stained specimens of Aporrectodea caliginosa (MCZ IZ 95557, museum specimen, left), A. trapezoides (MCZ IZ 24804, freshly fixed specimen, center), and A. trapezoides (MCZ IZ 95901, museum specimen, right).
(A) Coronal view. (B) Sagittal view. (C) Transverse view. Abbreviations: Buc, buccal cavity; Cco, cerebral commissure; Cgl, calciferous gland; Cip, chaetal insertion point; Cli, clitellum; Cro, crop; Dbv, dorsal blood vessel; Eso, esophagus; Giz, gizzard; Hea, heart; Int, intestine; Mne, metanephridium; Pha, pharynx; Phm, pharyngeal muscle; Pro, prostomium; Sep, septum; Sev, seminal vesicle; Sfu, sperm funnel; Sga, supraesophageal ganglion; Spe, spermatheca; Spp, spermathecal pore; Tes, testes; Typ, typhlosole; Vnc, ventral nerve cord. Roman numerals denote segment numbers.