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Nematomorpha (10.3897-zse.92.10351) Figure 14

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Figure 14; A–F. Chordodes cf. joyeuxi. A. Female posterior end with terminal cloacal opening. B. Overview on cuticle with different types of areoles: tubercle areoles (tuar), thorn areoles (thar) and cluster of crowned and circumcluster areoles (crcl) (here a cluster with long filaments is present). C. Magnification of thorn areoles. E Magnification of tubercle areoles. D, F. Clusters of central crowned areoles and circumcluster areoles (ccar). G–I. Chordodes polycoronatus. G. Abundant large crowned areole clusters (one cluster is encircled). H. Posterior end with precloacal bristlefields (pbf). I. Magnification showing similar structure of areoles in the clusters.

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