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From: Resurrection and redescription of Varestrongylus alces (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae), a lungworm of the Eurasian moose (Alces alces), with report on associated pathology

Figure 7

Varestrongylus alces. Male. 17. Caudal extremity of a male specimen at dorsal view: arched bifurcate gubernaculum (gub), spatulate spicule tips (st), denticulate plates of crura (dc) and triangular telamon plate (tp) (64×). 18. Caudal extremity of a male specimen at lateral view: spicule insertion (si) and spatulate tips (st), bifurcate gubernaculum (gub), and paired denticulate plates of crura (dc) (100×). 19. Caudal extremity of a male specimen at ventral view: distal end of spicules (s), bifurcate gubernaculum (gub), and dorsal ray (dr) (40×). 20. Caudal extremity of a male specimen at ventral view: denticulate plates of crura (dc), and tip of gubernaculum (gt) (64×). 21, 22. Detail of male caudal extremity at caudal view: dorsal ray (dr), denticulate crura (dc), and tip of gubernaculum fused by delicate membrane (tg) (160×).

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