Ciliated sensory receptors of the unactivated metacestode of Hymenolepis microstoma |
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Authors: | Rodney A. Webb Kenneth G. Davey |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Macdonald College, Province of Quebec, Canada H9X 3M1 |
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Abstract: | The fine structure of the ciliated sensory endings of the unactivated metacestode of Hymenolepis microstoma is described. The type I sensilla, localized in areas of the scolex and sucker tegument, are characterized by a long cilium (1.20 × 0.20 μ) embedded in a bulb containing two electron-dense collars and three to five mitochondria. The type II sensilla, located in tegumentary pits of the rostellum, are characterized by a short cilium (0.62 × 0.28 μ) possessing ciliary rootlets, embedded in a bulb containing a single electron-dense collar and one to three mitochondria. Both sensory cilia are characterized by a 9 + 6 + 1 microtubular substructure. The sensory bulbs contain large numbers of membrane bound electron-lucent vesicles; neurotubules are absent at this stage of development. |
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