larval longitudinal connective [FBbt_00001103]

Larval connective that extends in an anterior-posterior direction along the larval ventral nerve cord. These tracts continue forward into the subesophageal zone and bend laterally following the outline of the esophageal foramen (Hartenstein et al., 2018. They then converge, with their fibers forming a complex system of anastomoses before continuing into tracts of the supraesophageal ganglion (Hartenstein et al., 2017). (Cardona et al., 2009, Hartenstein et al., 2018, Landgraf et al., 2003)