. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. REVISION OF BDELLASIMILIS BARWICKI Bdellouridae (Bohmig, 1906). I am unable to determine if this is a true lens in the sense of Lehmensick (1937). Richardson (1968: 93) found the testes to be a paired tubular system. I find them to be represented by numerous small round follicles extending from near the anterior end of the animal, and well anterior to the eyes and ovaries, to the level of the pharyngeal pore. They are principally ventral in position though anteriorly they extend over the ovaries. 100 pm. Fig. I. Bdellasimilis barwicki, par
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. REVISION OF BDELLASIMILIS BARWICKI Bdellouridae (Bohmig, 1906). I am unable to determine if this is a true lens in the sense of Lehmensick (1937). Richardson (1968: 93) found the testes to be a paired tubular system. I find them to be represented by numerous small round follicles extending from near the anterior end of the animal, and well anterior to the eyes and ovaries, to the level of the pharyngeal pore. They are principally ventral in position though anteriorly they extend over the ovaries. 100 pm. Fig. I. Bdellasimilis barwicki, paratype, ROM C418a. Sagittal section of the copulatory apparatus, viewed from the left side, be, bursa copulatrix; cvd, common vas deferens; gl, atrial glands: go, gonopore; ma, male atrium: od, left oviduct: pb, penis bulb: pp, penis papilla: vd, left vas deferens. A sagittal view of the copulatory apparatus was not provided by Richardson; this is done here as Fig. 1. My interpretation of the sections differs in some respects from that of the original author (cf. Fig. 1 with Richardson, 1968: Fig. 2). The penis consists of an elongate weakly muscular bulb, and a long slender papilla projecting into the atrium. The vasa deferentia unite to a stout common duct, with thick walls, anteriorly to the penis bulb and it is this duct that enters the frontal face of the bulb. Within the bulb it forms a small vesicle that narrows posteriorly to form an ejaculatory duct opening terminally. Aust. Zool. 19(1), 1976 97. 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 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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