Burch, Jack

068.rjb1

Laevapex fuscus

Laevapex fuscus, ventral view. The tan mass is the digestive gland. Although the ancylids are pulmonates and have a lung, they also have a pseudobranch (false gill, which is a secondary outgrowth of skin, not a true molluscan ctenidium) to aid in respiration. The triangular, lobulated pseudobranch is clearly evident in this view.

About this image

Identification
Laevapex fuscus
Contributors
John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
photographer copyright holder
Subjects
Subject Live Animal
Type Photo
Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature

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