title: [Development of the lymphatic system in the animal kingdom].
abstract: This article gives a compact and simplified survey of the organization of the lymphatic vascular system or equivalent structures in animals resulting in the question how the phylogenetic evolution could have been.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology
vernacular_title: Der Aufbau des Lymphgefässsystems im Tierreich.