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Fig. 5

From: The first definitive record of the giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus charon, since its original description in 1900 and a range extension to the northeast Pacific Ocean

Fig. 5

Detail of the oral (m = mouth) region Bathochordaeus charon (a), trunk width 225 mm, and Bathochordaeus stygius (b), trunk width 126 mm. The ciliated funnel (cf) is a conspicuous feature, and in B. charon lies well to the right side of the brain (br) while that of B. stygius is shifted almost to the midline. The inner sensory cells (isc) of B. charon are less conspicuous than those of B. stygius although B. charon is the larger individual

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Marine Biodiversity Records

ISSN: 1755-2672

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