Summary
In several metasomal blood vessels of Phoronis muelleri myofilament-containing podocytes are the predominant cell-type. In some regions the podocytes can build a labyrinth resembling e.g. the glomerular epithelium of Enteropneusta and the axial organ of Asteroidea.
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Storch, V., Herrmann, K. Podocytes in the blood vessel linings of Phoronis muelleri (Phoronida, Tentaculata). Cell Tissue Res. 190, 553–556 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219564
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