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Cephalic Structures in the Microfilaria of Chandlerella hawkingi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

S. Bano  and
A.B. Sen
S. Bano
Affiliation:
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
A.B. Sen
Affiliation:
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Microfilariae of Chandlerella hawkingi, a filarial parasite of the Indian jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, have been studied using the special staining techniques of Laurence and Simpson (1969). At the tip of the cephalic space a fang-like hook, bifurcated at the base, was visible. Near the hook four equilateral triangle-shaped spines could be seen arranged in a transverse row. There is a well defined oral ring. The pharyngeal thread starts as a funnel-shaped structure to end in the Innenkorper situated in the posterior third of the body.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , March 1973 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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