The metascolex in proteocephalids
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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v21i0.4430Keywords:
cestóides, proteocefalídeos, metaescólex, escólex, parasitas de peixes de água doce da América do SulAbstract
The morphology of metascolex of Proteocephalid species, parasites of freshwater fishes from Brazil, is discussed by using scanning electron microscope. The importance of metascolex in the classification is evaluated. The following species were analyzed: Corallobothrium sp., Paramonticellia itaipuensis, Spatulifer rugosa, Amphoteromorphus peniculus, Choanoscolex abscisus, Jauella glandicephalus and Rudolphiella sp.Downloads
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2008-07-17
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The metascolex in proteocephalids. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 21, 247-254. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v21i0.4430
