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The unicellular parasite Benedenia, from the gut of the common Poulp or Octopus

The unicellular parasite Benedenia, from the gut of the common Poulp or Octopus.jpg Diagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosisDiagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosisDiagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosisDiagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosisDiagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosisDiagrammatic representation of the structures present in a typical cellThumbnailsThe young of the common Eel and its metamorphosis

The unicellular parasite Benedenia, from the gut of the common Poulp or Octopus. 1 is the normal male individual; 2 and 3 show stages in the production of spermatozoa on its surface by budding; 4, 5 and 6 show a female parasite with spermatozoa approaching it.