Turbellarian taxonomic database

Gieysztoria stokesi Diagnosis


Brownish-red species of Gieysztoria. Complex stylet, ±115 m long and consisting of two proximal fibrous stalks of different sizes interconnected by a cross-connection, three large heteromorphic spines with an open base and a broad plate-like structure carrying nine falcate, dentate plates.

[From Van Steenkiste N, Tessens B, Willems W, Van Mulken E, Artois T (2012): 351]


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