. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 210 On a Filariidfrom the African Elephant. length. It has very little muscular structure, and is not distinctly divided into two portions. Its anterior region, as far back as the nerve-ring, which is situated at 0*25 ram. from the extremity of the head, is rather more slender than the rest, and has apparently structureless walls. Thd lumen is very narrow. The intestine is also slender. The vulva is situated on a slight prominence at 3'24- 4*05 mm. from the anterior end. The v
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 210 On a Filariidfrom the African Elephant. length. It has very little muscular structure, and is not distinctly divided into two portions. Its anterior region, as far back as the nerve-ring, which is situated at 0*25 ram. from the extremity of the head, is rather more slender than the rest, and has apparently structureless walls. Thd lumen is very narrow. The intestine is also slender. The vulva is situated on a slight prominence at 3'24- 4*05 mm. from the anterior end. The vagina, the terminal portion of which runs posteriorly from the vulva, is long and Fio'. 0'/ mrn. Filaria gossi. Terminal portion of vagina ; nearly lateral view. cuticle of body; O., muscular pouch or '* ovejector "; V., vulva. muscular, and is disposed in two longitudinally-arranged loops before giving rise to the two parallel uterine branches, which run posteriorly. There is a remarkable muscular pouch or " ovejector " (fig. 2, 0.) near the vulva, the lumen of the vagina, which has at this point a thick cuticular lining, passing into it with a V-shaped bend. This arrangement is almost exactly the same as that of Habronema microstoma, and resembles to a lesser extent that of Farabronema. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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