title: Podocytes in the blood vessel linings of Phoronis muelleri (Phoronida, Tentaculata).
abstract: In several metasomal blood vessels of Phoronis muelleri myofilament-containing podocytes are the predominatnt cell-type. In some regions the podocytes can build a labyrinth resembling e.g. the glomerular epithelium of Enteropneusta and the axial organ of Asteroidea.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000166:cytology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011554:Pseudopodia / Q000648:ultrastructure