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- Title
Ultrastructure of the digestive tract of Paradiplozoon homoion (Monogenea).
- Authors
Konstanzová, V.; Koubková, B.; Kašný, M.; Ilgová, J.; Dzika, E.; Gelnar, M.
- Abstract
Paradiplozoon homoion is a representative of blood-feeding ectoparasites from the family Diplozoidae (Polyopisthocotylea, Monogenea). Although these worms have been the subject of numerous taxonomical, phylogenetic and ecological studies, the ultrastructure of the alimentary system and related structures, as well as the mechanisms of essential processes like fish blood digestion, remain mostly unknown. Our observation of P. homoion using a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed two main types of digestive cells-U-shaped haematin cells and connecting syncytium. Particular structures such as mouth cavity with specialised receptors, two oval-shaped muscular buccal suckers, pharynx surrounded with the glandular cells, oesophagus, the intestinal caeca with intact erythrocytes in the lumen, the apical pinocytotic fibrous surface complex and haematin vesicles of U-shaped cells have been shown in detail. According to our results, the P. homoion is degrading the blood components predominantly intracellularly.
- Subjects
ALIMENTARY canal; MONOGENEA; ECTOPARASITES; CLASSIFICATION of trematoda; PHYLOGENY; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2015, Vol 114, Issue 4, p1485
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-015-4331-4