Fig. 5

Loriciferans. a, b Rugiloricus sp., imaged with differential interference contrast (DIC), from L’Atalante lower halocline sediments (611c17). a Overview showing mouth cone (white arrow) and clavoscalid (cs). b Higher magnification view showing putative oocyte (black arrow). Further images are shown in Additional file 3. c, d Pliciloricus sp., imaged with DIC, from L’Atalante lower halocline sediments (611c17). c Overview showing scalids (black arrowhead), clavoscalids (cs), and mouth cone (white arrow). d Higher magnification of the anterior region (introvert). Further images are shown in Additional file 4. Scales: a, c = 50 μm; b = 30 μm; d = 25 μm