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- Publisher
- Allen Press
- Copyright
- American Society of Parasitologists
- ISSN
- 0022-3395
- eISSN
- 1937-2345
- DOI
- 10.1645/GE-354R1.1
- pmid
- 16729678
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The cercaria morphology of Echinochasmus japonicus was investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. Cercariae, liberated from naturally infected snails (Parafossarulus manchouricus), had ovoid bodies and diminutive tails. The cercaria tegument was covered with minute spines. Four type II sensory papillae were observed on the dorsal side of the oral sucker, and type I papillae were distributed on the dorsal tegument surfaces. When cercariae were kept in the same bath as the freshwater fish, Pseudorasbora parva, which were free from trematode infections, parasites encysted only in the gills of fishes at day 4 postinfection (PI). The outermost metacercaria wall was fully formed in host tissues at day 7 PI. Adult worms were recovered from the intestines of rats, chicks, and ducks 28 days after experimental exposure to metacercariae. The head crown of the adult was armed with 24 collar spines, which were interrupted dorsal to the oral sucker, and the species was identified as E. japonicus.
Journal
The Journal of Parasitology – Allen Press
Published: Apr 14, 2006