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MOESM7 of Morphology of powerful suction organs from blepharicerid larvae living in raging torrents
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posted on 2019-12-18, 07:24 authored by Victor Kang, Richard Johnston, Thomas van de Kamp, Tomáš Faragó, Walter FederleAdditional file 7. Interference reflection microscopy (IRM) video recording of a live Liponeura cinerascens larva. The V-notch valves contract and get closer to the surface when the piston contracts and lowers the suction organ pressure. When the piston is relaxed, flickering of the valves indicate water flow. Scale bar 30 μm.