Fig. 2
From: Peripheral sensory neurons govern development of the nervous system in bivalve larvae
(Schematic drawings adapted by Olga Kharchenko from Yurchenko et al. [14])
Neurogenesis of the oyster Crassostrea gigas: FMRF-immunoreactive nervous system. a Early neurons that appear in the dorsal (DSC) and ventral (VSC) peripheral sensory centers, before appearance of transmitters in the apical organ (AO). b, c They provide morphogenetic scaffolding for the anlagen of the lateral nerve cords (LNC) during oyster development. vn ventral neurons, pn posterior neurons