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Fig. 5 | Helgoland Marine Research

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From: A new kinorhynch genus, Mixtophyes (Kinorhyncha: Homalorhagida), from the Guinea Basin deep-sea, with new data on the family Neocentrophyidae

Fig. 5

Mixtophyes abyssalis gen. et sp. nov. SEM micrographs of paratypic male. a Ventral view. b Lateral view. c Ventral view of segments 5–6. d Ventral view of segment 9. e Ventral view of segments 10–11. f Ventral view of segment 1. g Mouth cone and outer oral styles. h Ventral view showing detail of anteriormost region of segment 1. i Base of midlateral process and paralateral seta on segment 9. j Lateral view of segments 7–11. k Detail showing ventromedial sensory spots on left sternal plate on segment 10. l Midlateral process of segment 9 in ventral view. ab Scale bar 100 μm. cl Scale bar 10 μm, except for j, 20 μm. cw cuticular wrinkles, mdp middorsal process, mds middorsal spine, mlp midlateral process, oos outer oral styles, pds paradorsal seta, pls paralateral seta, po protonephridial opening, ps penile spine, ss3 sensory spot type 3, tsj tergosternal junction, vls ventrolateral seta. Sensory spots are marked with circlets. Digits following labels refer to segment numbers

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