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A morphological study of a fish tapeworm, Proteocephalus pollanicola

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. A. R. Gresson  and
M. Pauline Corbett
R. A. R. Gresson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Queen's University of Belfast
M. Pauline Corbett
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Queen's University of Belfast
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An account is given of the general structure of Proteocephalus pollanicola. The genital system is dealt with in greater detail. The characteristic features of the species are enumerated.

The male portion of the reproductive system consists of 60–75 testes in a single layer; vasa efferentia with a lining epithelium; a wide, coiled vas deferens; a small cirrus-sac; a coiled ejaculatory duct and a short cirrus. A description is given of the histological structure of the male ducts.

The vagina opens anterior to the cirrus-sac. A well-developed vaginal sphincter is present. The seminal canal communicates with the oviduct and the uterine canal. An oocapt is present; the transverse vitelline ducts and the ovary open into it. A few unicellular glands are present hi the vicinity of the oocapt; these possibly represent Mehlis's gland. An ootype is absent. The histological structure of the female ducts is described.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 44 , Issue 1-2 , May 1954 , pp. 34 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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