Eudiplozoon nipponicum in focus: monogenean exhibiting a highly specialized adaptation for ectoparasitic lifestyle

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VALIGUROVÁ Andrea HODOVÁ Iveta SONNEK Radim KOUBKOVÁ Božena GELNAR Milan

Rok publikování 2011
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Parasitology Research
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Přírodovědecká fakulta

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2077-6
Obor Zoologie
Klíčová slova monogenea; Diplozoidae; confocal; morphology; development
Popis Developmental stages of the diplozoid monogenean Eudiplozoon nipponicum, comprising oncomiracidium, diporpa, juvenile, and adult, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy in order to examine body organization and identify explicit morphological adaptations to the ectoparasitic life in each stage. The parasite exhibits a complex digestive tract well equipped for hematophagous feeding. It consists of a mouth opening with prominent buccal suckers, eversible pharynx with adjacent glandular structures, and a blind-ending gut with cecal lining. Glandulo-muscular organs, located apically and opened into the mouth corner, are considered to be a part of the digestive tract. Based on our observations of pharynx eversion and in light of the presence of several glandular or gland-like structures, we propose a new hypothesis on the possibility of extracorporeal digestion of this parasite.
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