. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 76 Annals of the South African Museum. cavities communicate with a ventro-median extension of the main lumen. In B. capensis, however, they remain separate as there is no ventro-median extension (fig. 3). More towards the posterior end of the swelling, however, the cavities shift in dorso-lateral direction, where they have the appearance of dorso-lateral cavities of the stomochord (fig. 8), and at the level of the caudal end of the swelling epv. Fig. 8.—Balanoglossus capensis. Cross-section of the pr
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 76 Annals of the South African Museum. cavities communicate with a ventro-median extension of the main lumen. In B. capensis, however, they remain separate as there is no ventro-median extension (fig. 3). More towards the posterior end of the swelling, however, the cavities shift in dorso-lateral direction, where they have the appearance of dorso-lateral cavities of the stomochord (fig. 8), and at the level of the caudal end of the swelling epv. Fig. 8.—Balanoglossus capensis. Cross-section of the proboscis organs, x 66. cbs = central blood space; cl = central lumen of stomochord ; dll = dorso-lateral lumen of stomochord ; epd = epi- dermis ; epv = efferent proboscis vessel; ^=peri- cardium ; pc — dorsal proboscis coelom ; sk — skeleton ; st= Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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