DOI

Morphology of the daughter sporocysts of Cercaria etgesii Shchenkov, 2017 (Pleurogenidae) has been described according to conventional histological techniques and subsequent 3D reconstruction with Bitplanelmaris® software. Novel data were obtained concerning the spatial organization of the brood cavity of Pleurogenidae daughter sporocysts. It was shown that the laminated structures of the endocyst are lining the brood cavity and carry out its compartmentalisation by formation of the chambers around developing and disintegrating embryos of cercariae. First description of the germinal mass of the Pleurogenidae daughter sporocysts is given. No mitoses in germinal mass were evident although apparent production of the cercariae embryos by the sporocysts take place. The analogous principle of daughter sporocysts morphofunctional organisation was noted for the studied representatives of closely related taxa of trematodes: Pleurogenidae (C. etgesii) and Microphallidae (Microphallus 'pygmaeus' group).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-324
Number of pages8
JournalActa Parasitologica
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 2018

    Research areas

  • Bithynia tentaculata, Cercaria etgesii, daughter sporocysts, embryos development, endocyst, germinal mass, REDIAE, ACANTHATRIUM, ENDOCYST, N-SP TREMATODA, LECITHODENDRIIDAE, MCMULLEN, EURYTREMA-PANCREATICUM, ULTRASTRUCTURE, LIFE-HISTORY, REPRODUCTION

    Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology

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