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Gross anatomy of the musculature and a new description of the reproductive system of Tanaisia bragai and Tanaisia inopina (Trematoda: Eucotylidae) analysed by confocal laser scanning microscopy
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D`ÁVILA, Sthefane; et al. Gross anatomy of the musculature and a new description of the reproductive system of Tanaisia bragai and Tanaisia inopina (Trematoda: Eucotylidae) analysed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm), v.91, p.139–149, April 2010).
0001-7272
10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00393.x
1463-6395
Autor
D`Àvila, Sthefane
Manso, Pedro Paulo de Abreu
Bessa, Elisabeth Cristina de Almeida
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes de Azevedo
Dias, Roberto Júnio Pedroso
Resumen
Confocal scanning laser microscopy has become an important tool to clarify the
organization of the musculature and innervation, as well as the morphology of
the reproductive and alimentary tract of various helminth species. The goal of
this work was to describe the morphology of the reproductive system and the
gross anatomy of the musculature of adults of the species Tanaisia bragai and
Tanaisia inopina by means of confocal scanning laser microscopy. The helminths
were found parasitizing the kidney collection ducts of Columba livia, in the
municipality of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. These helminths were stained with Mayer’s
carmalum, mounted on permanent slides and observed through a confocal
scanning laser microscope. The tomographic images showed the morphology of
the organs and glands of the reproductive system, along with the general
morphology of the musculature of the body wall, oral sucker, acetabulum,
pharynx, intestinal caeca, oesophagus and reproductive system ducts. The
present work is the first re-characterization of the reproductive tract of T. bragai
and T. inopina. We also present the first description of the general morphology
of the gametes and cells of the glands associated with the reproductive apparatus
of these species. 2030-01-01