[Histopathology of Kingiella chilenica (bivalvia, cyamiidae) parasitized by rediae and cercariae of the Gymnophallidae family].
Gonadal and digestive gland tissues of Kingiella chilenica specimens, which were infected with trematode larvae, were examined to determine the organs that are normally invaded by these parasites. Rediae containing cercariae of this digenetic trematod, appeared exclusively restricted to the tissues of the digestive gland. Consequently, no damage or alterations were observed in the gonad or other related tissues of the infected specimens. This, linked to the fact that parasitized females may also appear with brooded embryos, supports the conclusion that the reproductive activities of the bivalve mollusc are not affected by the presence of these infecting larvae.
Gallardo
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Instituto de Zoología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia.
Franjola
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Garrido
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000469:parasitology; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008974:Mollusca / Q000469:parasitology*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Histopatología de Kingiella chilenica (Bivalvia, Cyamiidae) parasitada por redias y cercarias de la familia Gymnophallidae.