Figs 31–36 in Sem Study Of Hooks In The Acanthocephala With Emphasis On Structural-Functional Relationships

Figs 31–36. SEM and microscope image of proboscis and hooks of Intraproboscis sanghae (figs 31–34) and SEM of Mediorhynchus africanus (figs 35, 36) (Gigantorhynchidae): 31 — anterior and posterior proboscis of I. sanghae; 32 — a microscope black and while image of proboscides showing the dark receptacle within the posterior proboscis; 33 — the flat apical end of the anterior proboscis with hooks; 34 — a higher magnification of an anterior hook showing the lamellar texture of the lateral and ventral surface; 35 — proboscis of M. africanus showing the divide between anterior hooks and posterior spine-like hooks; 36 — face view of anterior hooks of M. africanus showing proboscis swelling at insertion.