FIGURE 9 in Taxonomic applications of the esophageal flapper valve in Bairdoppilata and Glyptobairdia (Bairdiidae, Ostracoda), with comments on anatomy, ontogeny, and geography

FIGURE 9. Bairdoppilata cushmani (Tressler). A-S, male specimen 2399M from Florida: A, esophageal valve with collar, plate and bracket; B–C, braces; D–F, dorsal views of left hemipenis; D, entire left hemipenis; E, terminal details of left hemipenis, including distal element, copulatory tube, and appendages; F, two cilia of bifurcate tip of copulatory rod within tip of tube; G–H, fragmentary right hemipenis, with distal element, fragmentary copulatory tube, and appendages; I, left lateral view of lower lip, showing ciliate hemispherical mound with flagellate seta projecting into atrium, T–bar strut, and ventral setules of sternum; J–K, RV and LV exteriors in transmitted light, showing patch pattern, NPC and sensilla; L–M, RV and LV exteriors in reflected light, showing patch pattern, smooth surface, and widely spaced NPC; N–O, anterodorsal and posterodorsal edge of RV interior to show denticles of supplemental dentition; P–Q, posterodorsal and anterodorsal edges of LV interior, showing locules of supplemental dentition, located on infold beneath dorsal overhang; R–S, RV and LV exteriors in transmitted light, with AMS, NPC, occasional sensilla, and texture of smooth surface. Scale bar = 50 µm.