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Ligula
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Ligula

In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle.

Each consists of a vertical and a horizontal part.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ligula intestinalis

speciesLigula intestinalis

Ligula colymbi

speciesLigula colymbi

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Ligula in History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.302

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