Scanning electron microscopy of the pleurocercoid larva of Otobothrium sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha)
Ashour, A.A.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 21(1): 277-282
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 2033302 Document Number: 371388
The surface morphology of the trypanorhynchan pleurocercoid larva of Otobothrium sp. was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Some morphological features reported here are unique; these include the presence of three morphologically different microtriche-like structures: wide tridigitate and narrow cylindrical elongate structures on the adhesive surface and the margin of the bothridia respectively, and short knob-like structures on the body of the larva. The topography of the scolex was also described.