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Stylet and proboscis hooks (Deer Island)
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B. Proboscis hooks. C. Stylet. D. Copulatory organ with vesicula seminalis (vs), vesicula granulorum (vg)and stylet (st). North Inlet Salt Marsh, Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
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Stylet in different magnifications.
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Z-projections of f-actin stained Prognathorhynchus busheki Ax. Lateral views of posterior end. A. Gonopores and bodywall musculature. 0.05?m x 177 optical sections. B. Portions of male and female anatomy. 0.1?m x 116 optical sections. C. Magnified view of female anatomy showing brandching of oviduct and uterus. 0.05?m x 61 optical sections.
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Reproductive anatomy of P. busheki Ax. A. Z-projection of posterior end. 0.05?m x 141 optical sections. B. Magnified view of the male copulatory apparatus. 0.05?m x 100 optical sections. C. CLSM image of the common gonpore. 0.05?m x 40 optical sections
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Z-projections of reproductive anatomy of P. busheki Ax. A. Anterior end of oviduct where it 'opens' to the developing ova. 0.1?m x 100 optical sections. B. Receptaculum seminis, showing female pore and fan-like array of longitudinal muscles. 0.05?m x 60 optical sections. C. Sphincter muscles at the base of the uterus (top of female genital canal). 0.05?m x 179 optical sections. D. Unusual plate-like structure of stacked muscle cells within the male copulatory apparatus. 0.05?m x 107 optical sections
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Light microscopic and fluorescent views of the male copulatory apparatus. A. Light micrograph of stylet. B. Z projection of autofluorescent structures in the male copulatory apparatus. 0.05?m x 60 optical sections.
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Diagrammatic reconstructions of the reproductive system of P. busheki Ax. A. Lateral view of male copulatory apparatus showing positions of reproductive organs and orientations of specific muscles. B. Overview of reproductive system in ventral view.