Scanning electron microscopy of adult Dicrocoelium dendriticum. 1988

B Cifrian, and P Garcia-Corrales
Department of Zoology, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used to study the tegument and related structures of adult Dicrocoelium dendriticum. Its body shape, suckers, common genital pore, Laurer's canal pore, excretory pore, and cirrus are described as seen under SEM. The tegument is devoid of spines and presents an interlacing, ridged network which covers the entire body. The pattern of ridges on the body surface is not homogeneous; details of the pattern in each region are described. SEM of the body surface reveals the high density of tegumental vesicles on ridge walls and valley floors. The tegument also bears small finger-like projections in certain areas. The authors suppose that the vesicles and finger-like projections of the tegument may well be the same structure in different functional stages. Some considerations on the significance of the tegumental differences in each body region are given. Four types of tegumental papillae occur on the suckers and body surface of D. dendriticum: button, rosette, plate, and domed. The dimensions, shapes, position, and arrangement of the papillae are described.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008855 Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. Scanning Electron Microscopy,Electron Scanning Microscopy,Electron Microscopies, Scanning,Electron Microscopy, Scanning,Electron Scanning Microscopies,Microscopies, Electron Scanning,Microscopies, Scanning Electron,Microscopy, Electron Scanning,Microscopy, Scanning Electron,Scanning Electron Microscopies,Scanning Microscopies, Electron,Scanning Microscopy, Electron
D004013 Dicrocoelium A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Dicrocoeliidae which includes the species dendriticum and hospes. It occurs in the biliary passages or liver of many vertebrates including man. The intermediate hosts are mainly mollusks but occasionally ants. Dicrocoelium dendriticum,Dicrocoelium lanceolatum,Fasciola dendritica,Fasciola lanceolata,Dicrocoelium dendriticums,Dicrocoelium lanceolatums,Dicrocoeliums,Fasciola dendriticas,Fasciola lanceolatas,dendritica, Fasciola,dendriticums, Dicrocoelium,lanceolata, Fasciola,lanceolatums, Dicrocoelium
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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