Segmental ganglia

The segmental ganglia (singular: s. ganglion) are ganglia of the annelid and arthropod central nervous system that lie in the segmented ventral nerve cord.The ventral nerve cord itself is a chain of (metameric) segmental ganglia, some compressed. [1]

References

  1. "Arthropod neurons and nervous system". Current Biology. 26 (20): R960–R965. 2016-10-24. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.063. ISSN 0960-9822. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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