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Fig. 9A–E | Helgoland Marine Research

Fig. 9A–E

From: A new genus of Nanaloricidae (Loricifera) from deep-sea sediments of volcanic origin in the Kilinailau Trench north of Papua New Guinea

Fig. 9A–E

Structure of lorica and mouth cone of different species representing various genera of Nanaloricidae. A N. mysticus (adult); B Armorloricus sp. I from Roscoff (adult); C Phoeniciloricus simplidigitatus gen. et sp. nov. (postlarva); D gen. et sp. nov. II from Great Meteor Seamount (adult); E gen. et sp. nov. III from Great Meteor Seamount (postlarva). a.1–e.1 cross-section in the middle of the lorica; a.2–e.2 detail of midventral lorica spikes; a.3–e.3 ventral lorica; a.4–e.4 dorsal lorica; a.5–e.5 mouth cone. dp Dorsal plate of lorica; dp 1 middorsal plate of lorica; dp 2 right inner dorsolateral plate of lorica; dp 2 ′ left inner dorsolateral plate of lorica; lp 1 right dorsolateral plate of lorica; lp 1 ′ left ventrolateral plate of lorica; lp 2 right ventrolateral plate of lorica; lp 2 ′ left dorsolateral plate of lorica; pl 1–12 plica; vp ventral plate of lorica; vp 1 midventral plate of lorica; vp 2 right inner ventrolateral plate of lorica; vp 2 ′ left inner ventrolateral plate of lorica; * position of papillate flosculi; bar 50 μm

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