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Variation in Scolex Morphology within and between Some Species of the Genus Proteocephalus Weinland (Cestoda, Proteocephala) with References to Strobilar Morphology
Author(s) -
ANDERSEN KARIN I.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1979.tb00636.x
Subject(s) - sucker , cestoda , biology , morphology (biology) , zoology , genus , identification (biology) , character (mathematics) , ecology , helminths , geometry , mathematics
The scolex morphology of some Proteocephalus species from fish caught in fresh and brackish waters in Norway, as revealed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy, is described. The size and form of the fifth apical sucker proved to be a very pure character for identification. In spite of this, however, the scoleces of different species revealed specific characters which together with strobilar characters should be well suited for species discrimination and identification.