FIGURE 8 in Clarification of the diagnosis of the genus Loxosoma s.l. (Entoprocta; Loxosomatidae) based on morphological and molecular data

FIGURE 8. Embryos and larvae of Loxosoma aripes n. comb. (light microscopy). A–C. Series of parasagittal sections through the calyx with a larva, three large embryos, and several young embryos. A. The most distal section showing a larva in the brood chamber and three large embryos. B. More proximal section showing a larva in the brood chamber, three large embryos and one young embryo. C. The most proximal section showing a larva in the brood chamber and three young embryos. D–F. A series of oblique-transverse section of the larva. D. The section on the level of the apical organ and the frontal organ. E. The section on the level of the esophagus. F. The section on the level of the foot. Abbreviations: ap—apical organ, bc—brood chamber, es—esophagus, f—foot, fo—frontal organ, l—larva, pg—pedal gland, pr—prototroch, s—stomach. Embryos are numbered in Arabic numerals.