Hard parts in the female system of Syndesmis longicanalis (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela, Umagillidae) are basement membrane derivatives

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1995Author
Gevaerts, Hugo
Moens, Jozef B.
Martens, Els E
Schockaertt, Ernest R.
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Data are presented on the ultrastructure of the sclerotised parts in the female system
of the symbiotic turbellarian (Platyhelminthes) Syndesmis longicanalis. The bursal canal, in-
semination canal, and bursal valve are basement membrane derivatives. These structures are
compared with hard parts derived from basement membrane in other turbellarians. The taxo-
nomic value of the bursal valve in Umagillidae is rejected.
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Hugo Gevaerts, Jozef B. Moens, Els E. Martens and Ernest R. Schockaert (1995). Hard Parts in the Female System of Syndesmis longicanalis (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela, Umagillidae) Are Basement Membrane Derivatives. Invertebrate Biology 114(4), PP. 279-284Publisher
University of Nairobi