Turbellarian taxonomic database
Gieysztoria ramayana Diagnosis
Large, brownish-red species of Gieysztoria. Stylet, ±85 m long and consisting of two proximal fibrous stalks of different sizes interconnected by a cross-connection, two large spines continuous with the smaller stalk, a funnel-shaped structure on the crossconnection and a fenestrated, elongated plate continuous with the larger stalk and provided with numerous smaller spines.
[From Van Steenkiste N, Tessens B, Willems W, Van Mulken E, Artois T (2012): 350]
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