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The Mode of Attachment within the Host of Acanthocephalus ranae (Schrank, 1788), Luhe, 1911

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. A. Hammond
R. A. Hammond
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff
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It has been suggested (Hammond, 1967) that Acanthocephalus ranae absorbs a large proportion of its nutrients through the surface of the trunk, while lipids may be excreted through the surface of the proboscis. The performance of these functions by the proboscis and trunk may well be affected by the mode of attachment of the parasite, and by its behaviour within the host.

The working of the proboscis apparatus of Acanthocephalus ranae has been described (Hammond, 1966a), but its operation in attaching parasite to host has been outlined only briefly (Hammond, 1965).

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , December 1967 , pp. 321 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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