FIGS 8-12 in Ophiotaenia lapata sp. n. (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) from Madagascar: a parasite of the endemic snake Madagascarophis colubrinus (Colubridae)

FIGS 8-12 Ophiotaenia lapata sp. n. (8) Holotype, scolex, dorsoventral view (MHNG-PLAT-79567). (9) Paratype, vagina and cirrus-sac region, dorsal view (MHNG-PLAT-79568). (10-11) Transverse sections of a mature proglottis at level of anterior part and ovary, respectively (MHNG-PLAT-82167). (12) Eggs drawn in distilled water showing the three-layered embryophore (MHNG-PLAT-82172); additional layer marked by an arrow. Abbreviations: ao – apical organ; cg – cells with finely granular cytoplasm; ci – cirrus; cs – cirrus-sac; do – dorsal osmoregulatory canal; em – embryophore; lm – internal longitudinal musculature; mg – Mehlis glands; nl – longitudinal nerve; oe – outer envelope; on – oncospheres; ov – ovary; sc – subtegumental cells; so – small outgrowths; te – testes; ud – uterine diverticles; ut – uterus; va – vas deferens; vc – vaginal canal; vd – vitelloduct; vi – vitelline follicles; vo – ventral osmoregulatory canals; vs – vaginal sphincter. Scale-bars: 8 = 100 µm; 9 = 250 µm; 10–11 = 500 µm; 12 = 50 µm.Published as part of Rambeloson, Voahirana R., Ranaivoson, Hafaliana C. & Chambrier, Alain de, 2012, Ophiotaenia lapata sp. n. (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) from Madagascar: a parasite of the endemic snake Madagascarophis colubrinus (Colubridae), pp. 547-559 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.150205, http://zenodo.org/record/582291