FIGURE 6 in Clarification of the diagnosis of the genus Loxosoma s.l. (Entoprocta; Loxosomatidae) based on morphological and molecular data

FIGURE 6. Stalk structure of Loxosoma aripes n. comb. (light microscopy). A. Frontal view of the specimen 7 which was used for histological investigations of the stalk. B. Abfrontal view of the specimen 8 which was used for histological investigations of the stalk. C–K. A series of oblique-transverse sections of the stalk of the specimen 7 with a step of about 20 mµ starting from level 1, which is marked in Fig. 6a. L–N. Longitudinal sections of the specimen 8 on levels that is marked in Fig. 6b. L.—level 1. M.—level 2. N.—level 3. Abbreviations: b—bud, bk—'beak'-like attachment organ, e—embryo, es—esophagus, gl—glandular cell, i—intestine, l—larva, m—muscle, re—rectum, s—stomach, st—stalk, stb—stalk base, sw—swelling.