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Fig. 15

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

Fig. 15

Micrographs of reproductive structures of field-collected Macrostomum schareri. Brackets denote accessions of deposited specimens, with MTP LS 2688 being the HOLOTYPE. a Overview of reproductive structures showing the testes, ovaries, an egg between the ovaries, and the female antrum filled with sperm (MTP LS 2700). b Detailed view of a ripe testis and ovary (MTP LS 2688). c Vagina with shell glands (MTP LS 2699). d Female antrum with a thick anterior epithelium (arrow) containing sperm (MTP LS 2699). e Overview of the male system with stylet, vesicula granulorum, and both seminal vesicles (MTP LS 2699). f Merged image stack of the stylet (MTP 2690). g Sperm with long anterior region, short bristles, and brush (MTP LS 2707). Scale bars indicate 20 μm

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Frontiers in Zoology

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