Fig. 3 in Morphological description and multilocus genotyping of Onchocerca spp. in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Switzerland

Fig. 3. Onchocerca flexuosa: A. Head end of male. B. Spicules in situ with thorn like hook of right spicule protruded and tip of left spicule at proximal entrance of ventral groove of right spicule. C. Tail of male showing alae and distribution of papillae. D. Head end of female showing vulva with unpaired uterus, oesophagus-intestinal junction depicted and marked with dots at posterior end. Note loose course of uterus with loop. E. Head end of female with oesophagus and expansion of ovejector before vulva. F. Round tail end of female with spiky phasmid at base of flaps. G. Longitudinal section in posterior half of female body showing peculiar repetition of one bigger transversal cuticular ring (marked with dot at left), followed by two smaller rings. H, I. Microfilaria, in I in same scale as microfilaria in Fig. 10J as comparison.