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- Title
The histopathology of <em>Stephanochasmus baccatus</em> Nicoll, 1907 in the digestive gland of <em>Buccinum undatum</em> (L.).
- Authors
Sommerville, Christina
- Abstract
Samples of Buccinum undatum (L.), a murine carnivorous prosobranch, from the Loch Ewe area of the West Coast of Scotland were found to be infected with the larval stages of Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoil, 1907. The digestive glands of infected and uninfected molluscs were examined histologically and the pathogenesis of the larval stages in the digestive glands are described. Two types of lesion were tubules and neighbouring tubules remained unaffected. The Type I lesion was the typical response to the presence of the parasite in the digestive gland. The Type II lesion was less common and was associated with very heavy infections in the early part of the molluscan cycle of infection. In these molluscs large areas of the digestive gland were destroyed, and there was a marked cellular infiltrate of putatively inflammatory cells.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL diseases in animals; FISH diseases; HISTOPATHOLOGY; DIGESTIVE system diseases; BUCCINUM undatum; BUCCINUM
- Publication
Journal of Fish Diseases, 1978, Vol 1, Issue 3, p219
- ISSN
0140-7775
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2761.1978.tb00024.x