Fig 15 in New records on the rich loriciferan fauna of Trezen ar Skoden (Roscoff, France): Description of two new species of Nanaloricus and the new genus Scutiloricus

Fig 15. Light micrographs of the holotypic adult female of Scutiloricus hugoi gen. et sp. nov. Anterior faces up in all aspects. (A) Overview of the extended specimen, with focus on the internal buccal tube (bu). Double-headed arrow points to large pores (gland outlets?) situated on the posterior region of the ventral plate. (B) Ventral view of the specimen. (C) Close-up of the introvert, neck and anterior region of the lorica, ventral view. Note the fenestrated aspect of the anterior spikes (sp). (D) Close-up of the anal field. (E) Dorsal view of the extended specimen. Abbreviations: ac, anal cone; af, anal field; bp, basal plate; cs, clavoscalid; dlp, dorsolateral plate; dp, dorsal plate; in, introvert; lo, lorica; mt, mouth tube; oo, oocyte; sp, anterior spike; sr, spinoscalids of 8th or 9th row; ss spinoscalid; su, 8/9 anal field spurs tr, trichoscalid; vlp, ventrolateral plate; vp, ventral plate. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250403.g015