Chitin gut diagrams
Chitin gut diagrams
This diagram shows the different gut structures of animal groups, from the all-chitin gut barriers of arthropods, to the mucous based immunity of mammals. Transitional forms can be seen in “lower” chordates like tunicates and ray finned fish.
This diagram shows the different gut structures of animal groups, from the all-chitin gut barriers of arthropods, to the mucous based immunity of mammals. Transitional forms can be seen in “lower” chordates like tunicates and ray finned fish.
(English diagram is available from here)
Date:
24 August 2018
Credit:
Keisuke Nakashima
Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
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