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. 2012 Jul 27;7(7):e41893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041893

Figure 3. Mycangium associated with the ovipositor of adult females of Doubledaya bucculenta.

Figure 3

(A) A dorsal view of the tergum of the eighth abdominal segment. (B) A ventral view of the eighth abdominal segment. (C) A lateral view of the eighth abdominal segment that was embedded in paraffin and cut longitudinally. (D) A longitudinal tissue section of the eighth abdominal segment, stained with periodic acid-Schiff reagent and hematoxylin. Arrows in (B), (C) and (D) indicate the opening of mycangium. Solid lines in (A), (C) and (D) correspond to the front edge of mycangial cavity. Abbreviations: M, mycangium; O, ovipositor; Y, yeast cells; AT, anterior; DO, dorsal; PT, posterior; VE, ventral.