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The host-parasite interface of strigeoid trematodes

IX. A probe and transmission electron microscope study of the tegument of Diplostomum phoxini Faust, 1918

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

David A. Erasmus
David A. Erasmus
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, Wales
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A detailed study of the structure of the tegument of D. phoxini has been carried out using probe and transmission electron microscope. The distribution of spines and sense organs on the forebody has been described, as well as the nature of the lappets in the everted and retracted state. The adhesive organ exhibits two different surfaces which also differ from the surface of the rest of the body. The use of the ‘Stereoscan’ has confirmed and extended the concept of surface specialization based on transmission studies.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , August 1970 , pp. 35 - 41
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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