Hard parts in the female system of Syndesmis longicanalis (Platyhelminthes, Rhadocoela, Umagillidae) are basement membrane derivatives
Gevaerts, H.; Moens, J.B.; Martens, E.E.; Schockaert, E.R. (1995). Hard parts in the female system of Syndesmis longicanalis (Platyhelminthes, Rhadocoela, Umagillidae) are basement membrane derivatives. Invertebr. Biol. 114(4): 279-284
In: Invertebrate biology. Blackwell Publishing: Lawrence, Kan.. ISSN 1077-8306; e-ISSN 1744-7410, more
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Anatomical structures > Body organs > Animal organs > Animal reproductive organs
Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology
Sex > Females
Ultrastructure
Syndesmis longicanalis Moens, Martens & Schockaert, 1994 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Gevaerts, H.
- Moens, J.B.
- Martens, E.E., more
- Schockaert, E.R., more
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| Abstract |
Data are presented on the ultrastructure of the sclerotised parts in the female system of the symbiotic turbellarian (Platyhelminthes) Syndesmis longicanalis. The bursal canal, insemination canal, and bursal valve are basement membrane derivatives. These structures are compared with hard parts derived from basement membrane in other turbellarians. The taxonomic value of the bursal valve in Umagillidae is rejected. |
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