Praesomal nerves in Leptorhynchoides thecatus (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae).
Investigated by light microscopy, the nerve pathways are described for the first time in the praesoma of a species of Rhadinorhynchidae. The pathways are described for 18 nerves, eight paired and two single, which originate from the cerebral ganglion and a post-ganglionic cell and terminate in the body wall musculature and the proboscis. The location of three commissures formed by these nerves is also described.
Gee
R J
RJ
Department of Biology, Cleveland State University, Ohio 44115.
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology*