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The structure of a proprioceptor in the lateral hypodermal chords of Deontostoma californicum has been studied by light and electron microscopy. It is comprised of a sensory cell provided with a cilium situated in a terminal invagination. An accompanying dendrite forms a synaptic junction at the distal end of the sensory cell. This is the first fine structural description of this proprioceptor in the Enoplida.
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We wish to thank Mrs. Carolyn Gast for the excellent drawings, Ms. Christina Hochstein for assistance in collecting specimens and Ms. Abbie Yorkoff for providing invaluable technical assistance during the course of this study
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Hope, W.D., Gardiner, S.L. Fine structure of a proprioceptor in the body wall of the marine nematode Deontostoma californicum Steiner and Albin, 1933 (Enoplida: Leptosomatidae). Cell Tissue Res. 225, 1–10 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00216213
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