An Integrated Morphological and Molecular Approach to the Description and Systematisation of a Novel Genus and Species of Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha)
Fig 5
Thaidasys tongiorgii gen. et sp. nov. Scanning electron microscope photomicrographs.
A, habitus, mostly dorsal view, but with a twisted posterior end; B, anterior end, showing the head and the mouth; C, close-up of the head leaf-like sensorial organ; D, close up pharyngeal region, showing the dorsal tubes and the opening of the epidermal glands (arrows); E, close up of the caudum, ventral view, showing the arrangement of the posterior adhesive tubes. Scale bars: A = 100 μm, B = 20 μm, C = 2 μm, D, E = 10 μm.