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Segmental musculature and locomotion in Hermodice carunculata (polychaeta: Amphinomidae)
Author(s) -
Marsden Joan Rattenbury
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051190211
Subject(s) - biology , anatomy , nervous system , gross anatomy , body cavity , neuroscience
The segmental muscles in the intestinal region of the body of Hermodice carunculata are described as well as the gross anatomy of the associated nervous system. The form of normal locomotion and the characteristic alarm reaction are described and interpreted in terms of fluid pressure within the body cavity and the action of appropriate groups of segmental muscles. Brief remarks on the habits of H. carunculata conclude the paper.