EXPLANATION OF PLATE 



Figure 1. — Head and anterior portion of one strobila. 



2. — Head and anterior portion of a second strobila. 



3. — Gravid segment, contracted. 



4. — Gravid segment, elongate. 



5. — Mature segment. Toto mount. 



6. — Mature segment Frontal section. 



7. — Mature segment. Transverse section. 



RHABDOMETRA ODIOSA 



c c — calcareous corpuscles. 



p — cirrus pouch. 



d exc — dorsal excretory canal. 

 g a — genital aperature. 



1 m — longitudinal muscle. 

 I n — longitudinal nerve. 



o {ov) — ovary. 



pu — parauterine organ. 



s g — shell gland. 



s r — seminal receptacle. 

 t — testis. 

 u — uterus. 

 V — vagina. 



V d — vas deferens. 



V ex c — ventral excretory canal. 



V g — vitelline gland. 



V g d — duct from vitelline gland. 



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