Cuttlefish Circulatory and Excretory Systems

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“Diagram of circulatory and excretory systems in a Decapod-like Sepia. 1, Gill; 2, renal sac; 3, afferent branchial vessel; 4, branchial heart; 5, abdominal vein; 6, heart; 7, viscero-pericardial sac (body cavity); 8, genital organ; 9, posterior aorta; 10, “auricle"; 11, glandular appendix of branchial heart; 12, renal appendices of branchial vein; 13, external aperure of kidney; 14, vena cava; 15, anterior aorta; 16, bifurcation of vena cava; 17, reno-pericardial aperture.” -Thomson, 1916

Keywords

Mollusca, Cephalopoda, mollusk, Cephalopod, mollusc, sepia officianalis, sepiida, sepiidae, common cuttlefish structure, label cuttlefish parts, cuttlefish circulatory system, cuttlefish excretory system

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Source

J. Arthur Thomson, M.A., LL.D. Outlines of Zoology (New York, NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1916)

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