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Fig. 10 | Zoological Letters

Fig. 10

From: Deep-sea ctenostome bryozoans: revision of the family Pachyzoidae, with description of a new genus and three new species from Zealandia

Fig. 10

Pachyzoon grischenkoi sp. nov. Reproductive details. Semithin sections. a Basal and lateral body wall showing spermatogenic tissue on the lateral wall. b Basal colony area showing ovaries with oocytes of different sizes. c Embryo inside of maternal, degenerated zooid. d Early embryo. Note also cup-shaped cuticular structures. e Detail of embryo showing high amounts of yolk. Abbreviations: bbw basal body wall, fbw frontal body wall, int intestine, l lophophore, ooc oocytes, pm parietal muscles, rm retractor muscle, te testis

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