Abstract
Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) from the intestine of Pomatomus saltator (L.) from the Atlantic coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro is studied by scanning electron microscopy, with detailed description of tegumental spines. Comments on the synonymy of this species with Bucephalopsis callicotyle Kohn, 1962 are made. The tegument of adult P. arcuatus presents scale like and serrated spines and uniciliated sensory papillae, distributed over the body surface and is compared with other digenetic trematodes.
Prosorhynchoides arcuatus; Bucephalopsis callicotyle; fish parasites; Pomatomus saltator; Brazil; scanning electron microscopy
Scanning electron microscopic study of Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1990) (Bucephalidae: Digenea)
Simone C Cohen1
Anna Kohn1
Ortrud M Barth2
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Helmintologia, Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitas de Peixes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Virologia, Laboratório de Ultraestrutura Viral, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) from the intestine of Pomatomus saltator (L.) from the Atlantic coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro is studied by scanning electron microscopy, with detailed description of tegumental spines. Comments on the synonymy of this species with Bucephalopsis callicotyle Kohn, 1962 are made. The tegument of adult P. arcuatus presents scale like and serrated spines and uniciliated sensory papillae, distributed over the body surface and is compared with other digenetic trematodes.
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