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Macrostomum orthostylum

Braun, 1885

Edited by lukas.scharer on 19. March 2011 - 15:25

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Edited by nadja.cereghetti on 28. November 2008 - 10:19

Eyes 8 x 9 micrometer. The distal end of the penis stylet is bent so that the angle between this and the main axis is slightly less than a right-angle. The distal opening is oblique. The walls of the tube are of even thickness. A distinctive notch is present in one of the walls near the proximal opening (D). p. 54

Publication: 
Systematic studies of limnic Macrostomum species (Turbellaria, Macrostomida) from East Africa

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Edited by nadja.cereghetti on 21. November 2008 - 14:53

The singular sperm cells are particularly well described as lengthened fine threads which have an undulating feeler at one end. The major portion of the cell is spindle-shaped and contains a non-spherical nucleus enmeshed in an hyaline cytoplasm. Axial and spirally arranged filaments are present In the cell. p. 280

Publication: 
A monograph of the genus Macrostomum O. Schmidt 1848. Part V.

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Edited by nadja.cereghetti on 21. November 2008 - 11:20

Das Kutikularstilett ist ein gerades oder nur schwach gebogenes Rohr, das sich, proximal kaum erweitert, kontinuierlich zur terminalen distalen Öffnung verengt. Bauchhenss 1971, Seite 621.

Publication: 
Die Kleinturbellarien Frankens. Ein Beitrag zur Systematik und Ökologie der Turbellaria excl. Tricladida in Süddeutschland
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