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On some ultrastructural features of the reproductive system of the monogenean parasite Macrogyrodactylus congolensis from Clarias gariepinus inhabiting the River Nile in Egypt

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Arafa S. Z. , El-Naggar M. M. , Kearn G. C.

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tom 59

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nr 2

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Some organs of the reproductive system of the protogynous monogenean skin parasite Macrogyrodactylus congolensis (Prudhoe, 1957) Yamaguti, 1963 have been studied using transmission electron microscopy. The vesicula seminalis is enclosed by a prominent layer of circular muscle fibres and has inner syncytial protrusions. The penis bulb is a highly muscular organ with prominent radial and circular muscle fibres, a gutter-shaped large spine and 16 small spines. Two syncytial male accessory glands, and a single reservoir for male accessory secretion were identified. The secretory bodies in the male accessory glands and male accessory reservoir have a unique structure. A large oocyte is situated in a chamber, previously referred to as the “ootype” or “egg-cell-forming region” (ECFR), which also contains one or two small undifferentiated cells and vacuolated tissue. Mature spermatozoa were abundant in the receptaculum seminis and dispersed in the vacuolated tissue in the ECFR and appeared to be attached to the membrane of the large oocyte. Mature spermatozoa were also seen in the parenchymal tissue near the chamber containing embryos and even in the tissues of the embryo.

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Ultrastructure of musculature of the marginal hookletsof Macrogyrodactylus congolensis, a monogenean skin parasite from the catfish Clarias gariepinus

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Arafa S. Z.

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nr 2

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The musculature of the marginal hooklets of adult Macrogyrodactylus congolensis (Prudhoe, 1957) Yamaguti, 1963 has been studied. Each marginal hooklet of M. congolensis is associated with three pairs of muscles. The possible role of these muscles in the operation of the marginal hooklet is discussed. Transmission electron microscopy has been used for the first time to study the marginal hooklets of M. congolensis. The handle articulates with the blade in the region of the guard. Internally, the handle, the proximal region of the blade in the articulation region and the distal pointed region of the blade consist of three layers. Distal to the articulation region, the blade consists of four layers with differing electron densities. A cavity is associated with the distal region of the blade and the handle. A cyton containing secretory bodies of different sizes and shapes was found in association with each marginal hooklet. The possible function of these secretions is discussed.

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An experimental study of egg assembly in the monogenean [platyhelminth] skin parasite Entobdella soleae, using a fast preservation technique and transmission electron microscopy

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Tappenden T. , Kearn G. C.

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nr 1

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Stages in the assembly of the egg in the monogenean skin parasite Entobdella soleae have been studied using a fast preservation technique for transmission electron microscopy. The first event is the release by the germarium of a fertilised oocyte, which travels to the ootype followed by many vitelline cells. There are two types of Mehlis' gland and the secretion from one of these (beta) is thought to promote the release of the vitelline droplets, which fuse peripherally in the distal tetrahedral chamber of the ootype to produce the eggshell. Initially, the zygote lodges in the distal corner of the chamber, perhaps held in place by cortical granule material, and prevents shell deposition in this corner. However, this is temporary, and when the zygote leaves the corner the opercular eggshell is laid down. The egg appendage is assembled in the proximal tubular part of the ootype and the adhesive droplets on the appendage are derived from the second (alpha) type of Mehlis' secretion.

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Two new species of entobdelline skin parasites [Monogenea, Capsalidae] from the blotched fantail ray, Taeniura meyeni, in the Pacific Ocean, with comments on spermatophores and the male copulatory apparatus

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Whittington I. D. , Kearn G. C.

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nr 1

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We made a comparative anatomical study of entobdelline monogenean skin parasites from the blotched fantail ray, Taeniura meyeni (= T. melanospila) from public aquaria and fish-holding facilities distributed widely across the western Pacific Ocean. These facilities were located in Australia (Mooloolaba, southern Queensland; Cairns, northern Queensland), Taiwan and Japan. The capture localities of the aquarium fishes are unknown to us, with the exception of the individual fish from northern Queensland which came from Sudbury Reef, a local inshore reef. Entobdellines from southern Queensland differed morphologically from those from northern Queensland and Taiwan and the 2 new monogenean species are described and named Neoentobdella garneri sp. nov. and N. taiwanensis sp. nov., respectively. We determined that an entobdelline collected by Dyer and co-workers from a ray identified as T. melanospila (= T. meyeni) from an aquarium in Okinawa, Japan and identified by them as Entobdella squamula (Heath, 1902) Johnston, 1929 was misidentified and is tentatively assigned to N. taiwanensis sp. nov. The male copulatory organ of each new species resembles a penis, but evidence that these organs are eversible like a cirrus is presented. Caution is advised in deciding whether the male copulatory organs of capsalids may function as a penis or as a cirrus and we suggest that possession of a penis versus a cirrus may not necessarily indicate wide evolutionary divergence. In N. garneri, spermatophores consist of a sausage-shaped capsule and a long hollow stalk. A spermatophore received from a donor is anchored in the vagina by means of the stalk, with the capsule protruding outside the body.

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Skin mites [Acari: Demodecidae, Psoroptidae, and Sarcoptidae] of the European bison, Bison bonasus

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Izdebska J. N.

Biological Letters

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2006

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tom 43

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nr 2

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An ultrastructural study of the egg assembly region of the female reproductive tract of the monogenean [platyhelminth] skin parasites Entobdella soleae and E.hippoglossi

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Tappenden T. , Kearn G. C.

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nr 1

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An ultrastructural study has been made of the egg assembly apparatus of the monopisthocotylean monogenean skin parasites Entobdella soleae and E. hippoglossi from the common sole, Solea solea, and the halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, respectively. The ootype consists of a distal tetrahedral chamber where the egg capsule is assembled and a proximal ootype tube where the egg appendage is made. Two types of Mehlis' gland (alpha and beta) open at the proximal end of the ootype tube, which has a non-secretory lining. In both species, the tetrahedral ootype chamber has a syncytial lining, which apparently is not secretory and possesses on its luminal surface stud-like projections, each with vacuolated cytoplasm and an electron-dense core. The ootype chamber is enclosed by a single layer of muscle fibres and is embedded in a spongy "connective tissue". The uterus in E. soleae has a cellular secretory lining, with densely packed luminal microvilli.