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Vitelline gland histochemistry in the commensal temnocephalid Paracaridinicola platei (Fernando, 1952) Baer, 1953, together with some notes on the egg

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

W. R. Breckenridge  and
Shirani Nathanael
W. R. Breckenridge
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Shirani Nathanael
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Abstract

Histochemical tests indicate the presence of tanning precursors namely protein, phenols and phenolase in the vitelline glands of the temnocephalid Paracaridinicola platei. This suggests the occurrence of a tanned egg shell in this organism, a feature it shares with many other parasitic and free living platyhelminths. The large eggs are laid singly and are attached to the gill lamellae of the host.

Keywords

vitelline glandshistochemistryParacaridinicola platei
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , June 1988 , pp. 167 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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