Stylet Stylet

Stylet - Definition and Overview

The stylet or stomatostyle, is the primitive mouth-parts of the nematode. It actually presents as a hardened protrusible opening to the stomach.

The stylet is adapted for the piercing of cell walls, providing the operative organism with access to the nutrients contained within the prey cell.

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