Turbellarian taxonomic database

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Fig Xenoturbella profunda

Xenoturbella profunda
2016
Extended Data Fig. 3
b, Ventral view of the holotype SIO-BIC BI1041, a male (relaxed) showing mouth (m), ring furrow (rf), side furrow (sf) and epidermal ventral glandular network (vgn). c, Dorsal view of the holotype showing the ring furrow (rf). The ventral glandular network (vgn) is visible where part of the ventral side is exposed. d, Close-up of the ventral anterior end of female paratype SIO-BIC BI1044, showing mouth (m), ring furrow (rf), side furrow (sf) and beginning of ventral glandular network (vgn) near the anterior tip of the animal. e, Close-up of the dorsal posterior of female paratype SIO-BIC BI1044, showing oocytes of different sizes distributed in the parenchyma

from Rouse GW, Wilson NG, Carvajal JI, Vrijenhoek RC (2016) New deep-sea species of Xenoturbella and the position of Xenacoelomorpha
Nature 530:94-97 + 12pp Extended Data doi:10.1038/nature16545

Xenoturbella profunda

fig Xenoturbella profunda