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Ultrastructure of the tegument of the trematode Ganeo tigrinum parasitizing the intestine of indian frogs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

P.N. Sharma ,
N. Rai  and
G.P. Brennan
N. Rai
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313001, India
G.P. Brennan
Affiliation:
School of Biology and Biochemistry, The Queen's University, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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Abstract

The surface tegument of G. tigrinum generally resembles that described for other digeneans. It contains surface tubercles and is covered with a glycocalyx. In the anterior region the tegument bears spines while tubular-like canals and occasional deep invaginations are present on the anteroventral surface. Two types of secretory body are present in the tegumental syncytium and produced in separate tegumental cells. Mitochondria are present in the surface syncytium, suggesting active transport occurs across the tegument in non-hibernating frogs.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 137 - 142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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