Studies on Cercariae from Kuwait Bay. XI. Description and surface topography of Cercaria kuwaitae XI sp.n. (Digenea: Echinostomatidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

J Abdul-salam¹  Bs Sreelatha¹ 

[1] ,Kuwait University,Kuwait

关键词: Digenea;    Cercaria kuwaitae XI sp.n.;    Acanthoparyphium sp.;    Cerithidea cingulata;    Kuwait Bay;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761999000600007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A new echinostome cercaria, Cercaria kuwaitae XI sp.n., from the prosobranch gastropod Cerithidea cingulata (Gmelin) from Kuwait Bay is described. The new cercaria is characterized by 23 collar spines and primary excretory tubules with distinct diverticula. The cercaria encysts in the snail host and is similar to those of Acanthoparyphium sp. The surface topography of the redia, cercaria and metacercarial cyst wall is studied by scanning electron microscopy. This is the first echinostome cercaria to be recorded in a gastropod from the Arabian Gulf region.

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