Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of the tegument of Atriaster heterodus (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea)

The tegument of the polyopisthocotylean monogenean Atriaster heterodus Lebedev & Parukhin, 1969 was studied using transmission electron microscopy. The outer syncytial layer of the tegument is connected to the internal cell bodies by cytoplasmic extensions which interweave between the muscular f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cláudia Portes Santos, Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600028