Micropilina minuta explained

Micropilina minuta is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It has been found off the coasts of Iceland and Italy.

Anatomy

Micropilina minuta has four pairs of gills,[1] four pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), five circular horizontal intestinal loops, one pair of oesophageal pouches, no heart, and densely packed internal organs.[2] Its maximum length is 1.5 mm.

Notes and References

  1. Kano . Yasunori . Kimura . Shoichi . Kimura . Taeko . Warén . Anders . June 2012 . Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification? . . 41 . 5 . 471-488 . 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x . 83579453.
  2. 10.1093/mollus/eyq013. Ruthensteiner . B. . Schropel . V. . Haszprunar . G. . Anatomy and affinities of Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989 (Monoplacophora: Micropilinidae) . Journal of Molluscan Studies . 76 . 4 . 323–332 . 2010 . free .

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