Fig. 1. The cement gland, as it appears in a living cyprid under differential
interference contrast (DIC) optics. The individual granules can be seen as
bumps on the cement gland surface. At the apical end, the cement duct, which
widens to form the muscular sac, can be seen. CG, cement gland; CD, cement
duct; MS, muscular sac; CE, compound eye.