Attachment and Penetration of Miracidia Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy
- 23 January 1976
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 191 (4224) , 291-293
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1246613
Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy can be utilized to understand more clearly many aspects of the parasite-host relationship of schistosome miracidia and their molluscan intermediate hosts. Specialized structures on the apical papilla of the miracicium, used for attachment and penetration, become visible in greater detail.Keywords
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