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Esophageal connective

(Taxon-specific: Order Cladocera) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting posterior part of brain with ventral nerve cord. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Anostraca) One of two strands of nerve tissue extending around esophagus and connecting posterior part of supraesophageal ganglion with antennal ganglion (tritocerebrum). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting supraesophageal ganglion with subesophageal mass. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Circumesophageal connective. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting brain (supraesophageal ganglion) with subesophageal ganglion. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) One of two strands o( nerve tissue surrounding foregut and connecting brain (supraesophageal ganglion) with subesophageal ganglion. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and joining supraesophageal ganglion to subesophageal ganglion or directly to ventral nerve cord. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Stomatopoda) Circumoral connective. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Leptostraca) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting brain (supraesophageal ganglion) with ventral nerve cord. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Cirripedia) One of two strands of nerve tissue extending around esophagus and connecting supraesophageal and subesophageal ganglia.
(syn. circumesophageal connective) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Copepoda) Circumesophageal connective. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Subclass Mystacocarida) One of two strands of nerve tissue extending from posterior part of brain (tritocerebrum) around esophagus. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Superorder Syncarida) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting supraesophageal ganglion to ventral nerve cord. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Euphausiacea) One of two strands of nerve tissue surrounding esophagus and connecting brain (supraesophageal ganglion) with ventral nerve cord. [Stachowitsch, 1992]