Use of acetic orcein as a fast method to relax, fix, clear and stain cercariae for light microscopy.
Acetic orcein stain may be dropped onto the specimen before applying a cover slip. This single reagent reveals cercarial and metacercarial structures that would otherwise be made visible only by complicated and time consuming procedures.
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Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Republic of South Africa.
D000818:Animals; D010078:Oxazines; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D010078:Oxazines; C002313:PAcein