Hi Everyone,

I recently obtained some E. dofleini mantles and beaks. I am beginning to dissect out the stylets and just want to make sure I am not going to dammage the outer layers in the process. What is the standard way for removing the stylets? Should I just leave part of the muscle attached? 

I plan on preserving the stylets in 70% ethanol as well. Will this cause the stylet to shrink from dehydration and should I be measuring stylet length width and weight before preservation?

Any advice would help.

Thank you,

Paul Bennetts