Changes in Tegumental Surface during Development of Schistosoma mansoni

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Abstract
The tegumental surface of immature S. mansoni was studied with the scanning electron microscope. The surfaces of immature males and females bore no resemblance to that of adult worms and were characterized by having many tegumental folds. The tegumental surfaces of immature males and females were similar, and the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the male were similar before formation of the gynecophoral canal. Transition of the tegumental surface from the juvenile to the adult form began after worms were in copula and had grown to several millimeters in length.

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