Structure and composition of the metacercarial cyst wall of Sphaeridiotrema globulus (Trematoda) |
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Authors: | Jane E Huffman |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology and Physiology, Parasitology Laboratory, Rutgers The State University, Newark, NJ 07102, U.S.A. |
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1986. Structure and composition of the metacercarial cyst wall of Sphaeridiotrema globulus (Trematoda). International Journal for Parasitology 16: 647–653. Histochemical and structural observations were made on the metacercarial cyst wall of Sphaeridiotrema globulus, obtained from naturally infected Goniobasis virginica (Pleuroceridae) snails. The cyst wall of S. globulus is a thin, glistening, transparent structure that thickens as the metacercaria ages. The cysts occur singly beneath the shell of the snail host or linked together in sheets, pyramids and other three dimensional forms. Light and electron microscopic examination of the cyst wall reveals an inner, middle and outer layer, each of which may vary in thickness. Adjacent cysts are linked by their outer layers. The chemical composition of these layers, elucidated through histochemistry, is described. |
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Keywords: | Trematoda Sphaeridiotrema globulus cysts Goniobasis virginica histochemistry acid mucopolysaccharides ultrastructure collagen keratin lipofuscin melanin metacercariae |
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