Egg and miracidium of Hirudinella ventricosa (Trematoda: Hirudinellidae).
It is reported for the first time that Hirudinella ventricosa releases eggs in strings, each string containing active spermatozoa and numerous oval, thick-shelled, translucent eggs measuring 40-42 x 28-30 microns. Each egg contained a fully developed miracidium with an anterior crown of spines.
Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Waltair, India.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D007814:Larva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010058:Oviposition; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014200:Trematoda / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*