STUDIES ON CESTODES OF THE GENUS TRIAENOPHORUS FROM FISH OF LESSER SLAVE LAKE, ALBERTA: III. NOTES ON TRIAENOPHORUS NODULOSUS (PALLAS) IN THE SECOND INTERMEDIATE HOST

The plerocercoids of T. nodulosus were found in their earliest stages in the livers of burbot fry (Lota lota maculosa) in early July. At this time the worms occur scattered throughout the liver tissue, not enclosed in cysts. The anlagen of the scolex hooks are present.Later in July the cyst wall has...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Research
Main Author: Miller, Richard B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1945
Subjects:
Pharmacology (medical)
Complementary and alternative medicine
Pharmaceutical Science
Burbot
Lesser Slave lake
Lota lota
Slave Lake
lota
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjr45d-001
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjr45d-001
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Summary:The plerocercoids of T. nodulosus were found in their earliest stages in the livers of burbot fry (Lota lota maculosa) in early July. At this time the worms occur scattered throughout the liver tissue, not enclosed in cysts. The anlagen of the scolex hooks are present.Later in July the cyst wall has developed and the plerocercoids are provided with a scolex identical with the adult structure. The cysts are small and compact and the contained worms strongly coiled in contrast to their earlier, diffuse state.During the second summer the plerocercoids begin to degenerate, the process proceeding from the posterior end forward. No burbot older than yearlings were found to contain cysts.A brief summary of the life history of T. nodulosus is given.

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