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From: Development and juvenile anatomy of the nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Bock) Westblad 1949 (Acoelomorpha)

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Collection of Meara stichopi . A) Three individuals of Meara stichopi from a collection in June. Individuals are not gravid and the size range is between 1–2 mm. B) Sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus, the host of M. stichopi (photo courtesy of Mattias Ormestad, kahikai.org, anterior to the right). C) The “Schander sled”, after dredging in 250 m depth in the Lysefjorden. Red P. tremulus sea cucumbers visible in the mesh. D) Opened foregut of P. tremulus with adult M. stichopi (arrows). Gut content visible on top.

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