Ultrastructure of the ovarian follicles, oviducts and oocytes of Gyrocotyle urna (Neodermata: Gyrocotylidea)

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Poddubnaya, Larisa G ^a   Kuchta, Roman ^b   Scholz, Tomáš ^b   Xylander, Willi E R ^c  

^a PAPANIN INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGY OF INLAND WATERS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c SENCKENBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative morphology; Fertilisation canal; Oocapt; Ovarian receptacle; Ovary; Platyhelminthes; Tem

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; CHIMAERICOLIDAE; EUCESTODA; FECAMPIIDAE; GYROCOTYLE; GYROCOTYLE URNA; GYROCOTYLIDEA; MONOGENEA; NEODERMATA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROSERIATA;

EID: 77957569822     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2010.024     Document Type: Article

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