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The Excretory System in Digenea (Trematoda). IV. A Study of the Structure and Development of the Excretory System in a Cystocercous Larva, Cercaria pekinensis nov. spec

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Ernest Carroll Faust
Ernest Carroll Faust
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(From the Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College, Peking, China.)
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1. Cercaria pekinensis, a new cystocercous cercaria, is described.

2. The excretory system of the developed cercaria consists of a bladder, a drainage channel through the tail and a pair of anterior collecting tubules, each of which receives eight main (tertiary) branches. Each branch is composed of 2 × 4 × 4 units. The posterior-most branch cares for the drainage of the tail, including the corresponding flapper.

3. A study of representative stages in development shows that the common denominator of the excretory system is α + β, while the pattern of the developed cercaria is expressed by 4 (α)2 + 4 (β)2.

4. The fundamental pattern of tie cercaria is likewise found in the sporocyst.

5. These data have a significant bearing on the application of mathematics to the problems of growth and development.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , August 1921 , pp. 205 - 212
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1921

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