stylet tip opening oblique
Macrostomum thingithuense Fig 6.jpg
Macrostomum thingithuense Fig 6.jpg
Eyes 10 x 21 micrometer. The penis stylet is typically in the form of a blunt hook. The walls of the tube around the distal terminal opening are very slightly thicker than the walls in the remaining part of the stylet. p. 52
Macrostomum coxi Fig 1.jpg
Macrostomum coxi Fig 1.jpg
Eyes 13 x 25 micrometer. The penis stylet is bow-shaped, gradually tapering in diameter towards the swollen distal end. The walls of the distal end are slightly thickened; the distal opening is displaced slightly to one side of the swollen end and is not exactly terminal. p. 55
Macrostomum sinyaense Fig 9.jpg
Macrostomum sinyaense Fig 9.jpg
The distal opening is terminal and oblique, facing the concave side of the bow. The walls surrounding the distal opening appear to be very slightly thickened. p. 50
Macrostomum amaniense Fig 7.jpg
Macrostomum amaniense Fig 7.jpg
Penis stylet consists of a funnel about 80-98 micrometer in length in slightly squashed specimens, curved in two planes and with a sub-terminal distal opening, the distal end is blunt and cowl (hood) shaped. p. 253
Macrostomum baringoense Fig 2.jpg
Macrostomum baringoense Fig 2.jpg