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DURING a recent study of the platyctenid ctenophores of Jamaica, the following technique was devised to allow even the most delicate and minute platyctenid to be immobilized, fixed, stained and embedded in any desired position with the minimum distortion. As this method has since been used successfully with rhabdocœl turbellaria, it is felt that its usefulness might well be extended to a wider range of invertebrates.
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RANKIN, J. A New Technique for Microscopic Preparations of Small Marine Animals. Nature 171, 35–36 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171035a0
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