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From: First record of Loricifera from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of Rugiloricus manuelae sp. nov., (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae)

Fig. 10

A new emended life cycle of the family Pliciloricidae. Note the new loop of the sexual part of the cycle that includes the stages (n, o) described in this paper. Modified after Kristensen (2002), Kristensen and Brooke (2002) and Heiner (2008). a Egg. b Embryo. c First instar Higgins larva. d Late instar Higgins larva. e Penultimate larva with ghost larva and embryos inside. f Ghost larva. g Egg. h Embryo. i First instar Higgins larva. j Penultimate larva with ghost larva and embryos inside. k First instar Higgins larva. l Free postlarva. m1 Adult female. m2 Adult male. n Last instar Higgins larva with postlarva inside. o Last instar Higgins larva with postlarva and young adult inside

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