Organization of stylets of mollusсs of the genera Gyraulus and Choanomphalus (Pulmonata: Planorbidae)

E.V. Soldatenko and T.Ya. Sitnikova

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2009, 313(1): 68–73 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2009.313.1.68

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Abstract

Morphological characters of stylets of mollusks (Pulmonata: Planorbidae) of two widely distributed species of the genus Gyraulus (G. аlbus, G. borealis) and two species of the genus Choanomphalus (Ch. amauronius, Ch. rossmaessleri) have been studied by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in details and are described herein. The importance of the stylet morphology for the taxonomic descriptions is discussed.

Key words

molluscs, morphology, stylet, taxonomy, Choanomphalus, Gyraulus

Submitted September 2, 2008 · Accepted November 25, 2008 · Published March 25, 2009

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