Gnathostomulida -- taxonomic database

Gnathostomaria lutheri Diagnosis


Diagnosis of G. lutheri Ax, 1956

Slender Gnathostomaria (index 18.37) with slender rostrum (index 1.96). Basal plate 8-11 µm long, 13-16 µm wide (index 0.63), with 6-8 teeth on medio-rostral edge. Jaws 20-26 µm long, with 16-18 teeth in a rostro-ventral arc. Sperm 8 µm in diameter, 11-16 µm long, including a bundle of filaments. (Sterrer 1998:67).


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