Gnathorhynchidae is a diverse taxon of predatory eukalyptorhynch flatworms characterized by an armed proboscis. Their present taxonomy is not concordant with what we know of their phylogeny. Further progress in this area is hindered by a lack of information concerning their morphology. As recent studies have shown, a historical reliance on live observations for species descriptions has resulted in a number of errors and omissions. Here, we redescribe the anatomy of the male copulatory organ of Prognathorhynchus busheki using transmission-electron and confocal microscopy, correcting several errors in the original description. Furthermore, we use these results to update our understanding of the anatomy and evolution of male copulatory organs in Gnathorhynchidae and in Platyhelminthes more generally.

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Prognathorhynchus Busheki（扁形动物，Kalyptorhynchia）雄性交配器的结构


颚吻鳄科是掠食性真吻扁虫的一个多样化分类群，其特征是具有武装长鼻。它们目前的分类与我们所知的它们的系统发育不一致。由于缺乏有关其形态的信息，该领域的进一步进展受到阻碍。正如最近的研究表明，历史上对物种描述的实时观察的依赖导致了许多错误和遗漏。在这里，我们使用透射电子和共聚焦显微镜重新描述了 Prognathorhynchus Busheki 的雄性交配器官的解剖结构，纠正了原始描述中的几个错误。此外，我们利用这些结果来更新我们对颚齿科和扁形动物中雄性交配器官的解剖学和进化的理解。