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The oncomiracidium of Capsala martinieri, a monogenean parasite of the sun fish (Mola mola)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. C. Kearn
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology, The University, Birmingham 15*

Extract

The anatomy of the oncomiracidium of Capsala martinieri, a monogenean skin parasite of the sun fish Mola mola, is described and compared with that of the oncomiracidium of Entobdella soleae, a skin parasite of the common sole Solea solea.

The oncomiracidium of C. martinieri is characterized by the occurrence of an extensive bilaterally symmetrical and constant pattern of body pigment of unknown function.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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