Development of excretory organs in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phoronopsis harmeri</Emphasis> (Phoronida): From protonephridium to nephromixium |
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Authors: | E N Temereva V V Malakhov |
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Institution: | 1.Moscow State University,Moscow,Russia |
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Abstract: | Larval protonephridia appear as paired ectodermal invaginations on the posterior body end of the larva (actinotrocha), at early stages of its development. The protonephridium of the early actinotrocha has a straight canal and one group of solenocytes distally. The protonephridium of the late actinotrocha has a U-shaped canal and two (upper and lower) groups of solenocytes. After metamorphosis, solenocytes degenerate and the canal is connected with metacoel. The metanephridial funnel is formed from the upper metacoelomic wall epithelium and the lateral mesentery. The definitive nephridium consists of two parts: the ectodermal canal (derived from the protonephridial canal) and the mesodermal funnel, a derivative of the coelomic epithelium. Thus, the phoronid excretory organ is a nephromixium. Consecutive stages of the evolution of nephridia in phoronids are discussed. |
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