Gnathostomulida -- taxonomic database

Vampyrognathia horribilis Diagnosis


Diagnosis of V. horribilis Sterrer, 1998

Large Vampyrognathia (length 595.00 µm, width 65 µm; body index 9.26), rostrum index 1.55. Basal plate 7.00 µm long, 22.09 µm wide (index 0.32). Jaws 26.09 µm long, with 12-17 teeth in ventral and 4-7 teeth in dorsal group. Penis stylet 38.00 µm long. (Sterrer 1998:102).


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