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" The Mustehis laevis. The remarkable description of 

 the placentoid structure in the embryo of this species will be 

 found in H.A. 565 b 3 if . The structure is similar both in 

 form and function to the placenta of a mammal, although 

 its origin is not the same. It was rediscovered by Johannes 



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