Fig. 8 in Anatomy of the Tantulocarida: first results obtained using TEM and CLSM. Part I: tantulus larva

Fig. 8 Proboscis and cement gland ducts, TEM. Arcticotantulus pertzovi (a–c, e, f), Microdajus tchesunovi (d). a Tantulus, longitudinal section through the midline of cephalon, anterior part. b Tantulus, cement gland ducts inside proboscis, transverse cross-section. c Tantulus, anterior disc of proboscis, longitudinal section, openings of the cement gland ducts marked with arrowheads. d Cement released through the anterior disc of proboscis under the oral disc, transverse cross- section, opening of the cement gland duct marked with an arrowhead. e Metamorphosing parthenogenetic female, cement gland ducts entering proboscis, transverse section through anterior part of cephalon. f Tantulus, cement gland ducts with and without cement, longitudinal cross-section. a.d.pr., anterior disc of proboscis; cem., cement; c.g.d., cement gland duct; cut., cuticle; g., gut; h. cut., host cuticle; o.d., oral disc; pr., proboscis; pr. cav., proboscis cavity. Scale bars in micrometers