Ovicides jasoni Shields & Segonzac 2007

Paratype, worm #151, transverse section with single row or band of submuscular glands in circumference around the worm.

Paratype, worm #142, transverse section anterior to B, showing arrangement of proboscis armature and esophagus

Detail of stylet bulb region of holotype with the two accessory stylet pouches (AS) adjacent to the stylet bulb containing the..Detail of stylet bulb region of holotype with the two accessory stylet pouches (AS) adjacent to the stylet bulb containing the basis.

Holotype: worm #144, frontal section

Paratype, worm #142, transverse section

Ovicides jasoni from A. alayseae, formalin preserved specimens. The longest specimen is 3.2 mm in length, bar scale = 1.0 mm.

Worms ensheathed on the axilla of A. alayaseae

Juvenile worms in situ on the sternum, pleon, and pleopods of Austinograea alayseae, Lau Basin, Tui Malila vent site, 21 May...Juvenile worms in situ on the sternum, pleon, and pleopods of Austinograea alayseae, Lau Basin, Tui Malila vent site, 21 May 2005, Dive #144