Abstract
Ultrastructural observations on the genital ducts ofPhyllobothrium vagans revealed that the lining of both cirrus and vagina is made up of a distal cytoplasmic layer, similar to the tegument, and is lined with microtriches. Microtrichial polymorphism was found in the lining of the cirrus. The ultrastructure of the glandular cells surrounding cirrus and vagina, and of the cirrus sac is described. The significance of the findings to earlier studies on microthrix structure and function as well as to early histological studies of the genital ducts of cestodes is discussed.
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Beveridge, I., Smith, K. An ultrastructural study of the cirrus and vagina ofPhyllobothrium vagans (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea). Z. Parasitenkd. 71, 609–616 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00925594
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