Macrostomum orthostylum Fig 11-12.jpg

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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

Taxonomic name: 
Macrostomum orthostylum (Macrostomorpha)
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