Fig. 5 in Carasobarbus kosswigi

Fig. 5. Parasitic association between the polypoid phase of Cunina octonaria (1) (parasite) and Liriope tetraphylla (host) from Mar del Plata, Argentina. (A-D) Location of the stolon in the manubrium and gastric peduncle of L. tetraphylla; (D) detail of the stolon and the medusoid buds; (E) newly liberated medusae from the stolon; (F) comparison between newly liberated medusa (2) and adult individual (3) of C. octonaria. Lowercase letters indicate the structure of the host species: m (manubrium); mo (mouth); su (subumbrella); t (tentacles); eu (exumbrella). Scale bars: A–C and F = 1 mm; D–E = 500 μm.