Pseudobiceros bedfordi 3

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Description: English: Scars on bodies of Pseudobiceros bedfordi. (A) Streaks of sperm (St) received after a mating interaction in the hermaphroditic flatworm, Pseudobiceros bedfordi. (B) Received sperm appears to “burn” holes (H) in the receiver. Some (unknown) component of the ejaculate dissolves the skin tissue. Sc, scar tissue. (C) Exceptional case where an individual received a large amount of sperm somewhere in the middle of the body, resulting in a large hole (asterisk). The the body subsequently tore in two. Individuals like these are occasionally found in the field and can regenerate much of their body. Photo courtesy of Nico Michiels. Date: 15 June 2004. Source: Whitfield J. (2004) "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sexes. PLoS Biol 2(6): e183. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020183 figure 2 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020183.g002. Author: Nico Michiels. : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.:. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5 CC BY 2.5 Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 truetrue.