Observations on ultrastructure of the anterior adhesive areas and other anterior glands in the monogenean, Monocotyle spiremae (Monocotylidae), from the Gills of Himantura fai (Dasyatididae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 907-917

  Cribb, Bronwen W ^a   Whittington, Ian D ^a   Chisholm, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Attachment; Gill parasite; Glands; Glue; Monocotyle spiremae; Monocotylidae; Monogenean; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FISH; GILL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; GILLS; MOUTH; SKATES (FISH); TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREMATODA;

ACANTHOCOTYLIDAE; ANIMALIA; CAPSALIDAE; DACTYLOGYRIDAE; GYRODACTYLIDAE; HIMANTURA FAI; MONOCOTYLE SPIREMAE; MONOCOTYLIDAE; MONOGENEA;

EID: 0030879970     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00061-1     Document Type: Article

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