Surface structures of Brachylaimus fuscatus (Digenea: Brachylaîmidae) metacercaria

Title:

Surface structures of Brachylaimus fuscatus (Digenea: Brachylaîmidae) metacercaria

Creator:

Žďárská, Z.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:555ff679-5b7c-4d83-8998-df96eab2df54
uuid:555ff679-5b7c-4d83-8998-df96eab2df54
urnnbn:urn:nbn:cz:aba007-000dhf

Subject:

Digenea, Brachylaimus fuscatus, metacercaria, and SF.M

Type:

model:internalpart and TEXT

Format:

print

Description:

Brachylaimus fuscatus metacercaria develops unencysled in the terrestrial snail Ponsadenia duplocincta. For the first time in a larval stage of the genus Brachylaimus a distinctive surface structure has been observed. This structure of net-like interconnected ridges of the tegument was present on the whole body surface with the exception of the anterior part. Beside this structure scanning electron microscopy revealed five types of papillae. Three types, dome-like papillae, papillae with a finger-like process, and hollow papillae with a short cilium, were localized mainly in the suckers. Hollow papillae without a cilium were arranged in groups or singly around the ventral sucker and genital pore. Ribbed papillae were observed on the ventral body surface.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

51-54 and 53-56

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1994 Volume:41 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

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