All the photos whose present in this page are taken in "Mtsanga M'Titi Sada, Mayotte ", on a large population in July 2010
Philibert Bidgrain Mayotte, Mtsanga M'Titi Sada, less 1 m, 17 July 2010, size : 30-35 mm Dorsal view : In this specimen, some small opaque white dots (a) are visible thought the notum... 
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Ventral view : In this specimen you can see : - The gut (a) which in polyclads consist of many tubes each extending away to the edges of the body often repeatedly dividing forming a pattern like the branches of a tree. This is were they name comes from : Poly = many and clade = branches - In the female reproductive system, eggs pass down oviducts from the ovaries to the female gonopore for deposit to the outside world. Many eggs are observed in oviducts (b) of this sexual mature specimen. |
Philibert Bidgrain Mayotte, Mtsanga M'titi Sada, less 1 m, 16 July 2010, size : 40-50 mm In this specimen, some small opaque white dots (a) are visible thought the notum... May be its a characteristic of sexual mature specimen !!!  |
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Philibert Bidgrain Mayotte, Mtsanga M'titi Sada, less 1 m, 16 July 2010, size : 30-40 mm Many eggs are observed in oviducts (a) through the upper transparent surface of this sexual mature specimen.
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