Brain anatomy in Diplura (Hexapoda).docVIP

Bo¨hmetal.FrontiersinZoology2012,9:26 /content/9/1/26 RESEARCH OpenAccess BrainanatomyinDiplura(Hexapoda) AlexanderBo¨hm*,NikolausUSzucsichandGu¨ntherPass Abstract Background: Inthepastdecadeneuroanatomyhasprovedtobeavaluablesourceofcharactersystemsthat provideinsightsintoarthropodrelationships.Sincethemostdetaileddescriptionofdipluranbrainanatomydates backtoHanstro¨m(1940)were-investigatedthebrainsofCampodeaaugensandCatajapyxaquilonariswithmodern neuroanatomicaltechniques.Theanalysesarebasedonantibodystainingand3Dreconstructionofthemajor neuropilsandtractsfromsemi-thinsectionseries. Results