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Fig. 14

From: Support for a radiation of free-living flatworms in the African Great Lakes region and the description of five new Macrostomum species

Fig. 14

Micrographs of somatic structures of field-collected Macrostomum schareri. Brackets denote accessions of deposited specimens, with MTP LS 2688 being the HOLOTYPE. a Overview of an adult, lightly squeezed worm (MTP LS 2687). b Head region with neuropile, eyes, and pharynx; note the short sensory cilia on the rostrum (MTP LS 2687). c Large eyes with pigment cup and lens with rhammite gland secretions penetrating the neuropile (MTP LS 2687). d Tail region with dense adhesive glands (MTP LS 2687). Scale bars indicate 500 μm in (a) and 20 μm in (b–d)

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