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Apical organ of a Platynereis dumerilii (Polychaeta, Nereididae) trochophore larva.

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Image Type: Maximum intensity projection

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Color Channels:

Green — serotonin
Blue — FMRFamide
Red — acetylated alpha-tubulin

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Apical organ neurons are located in the center of the episphere. Prototroch cilia are visible along the body edge.
Photo: L.P. Nezlin, E.E. Voronezhskaya

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