Attachment and penetration of miracidia observed by scanning electron microscopy.
Scanning electron microscopy can be utilized to understand more clearly many aspects of the parasite-host relationship of schistosome miracidia and their molluscan intermediate hosts. Specialized structures on the apical papilla of the miracicium, used for attachment and penetration, become visible in greater detail.
D000818:Animals; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology*; D014200:Trematoda / Q000648:ultrastructure*