Figure 1: General view of scyphomedusa hosts Rhizostoma pulmo and Rhopilema nomadica and early stages of the Edwardsiella carnea parasitic planulae that were found in them. (IMAGE)
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General view of scyphomedusa hosts Rhizostoma pulmo (a) and Rhopilema nomadica (b) and early stages of the Edwardsiella carnea parasitic planulae (c-g) that were found in them. c. planula (black arrowhead) on the oral arm of R. nomadica. d. planulae (pl) with developing mesenteries (se) and vacuolated spheres that resembled lipid droplets (v). e. spherical planula with mouth (mo). Box contents are detailed in panel g. f. vermiform planula with distinguishable mouth (mo) and aboral end (ab). Box contents are detailed in panel h. g. extensively ciliated (ci) epidermis of spherical planulae. h. extensively ciliated (ci) epidermis of vermiform planula. um – umbrella (bell), oa – oral arms, tn – tentacles. Scale bar: 1 mm (c), 300 µm (d, e, f), 25 µm (g, h).
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