Scanning electron microscopy of the surface of the adult Multiceps endothoracicus and a comparison of its larval and adult scoleces.
Scanning electron microscopy disclosed differences in various areas of the surface of the adult tapeworm, and in larval and adult scoleces of M. endothoracicus. Microtriches with apically crooked spikes were found in the circlet of hooks of the adult tapeworm, and in the area between the outer and inner sucker margins, i.e., in sites important for intestinal attachment. Dimorphic microtriches were present on the inner margin of the suckers and around the genital pore, while the only area to contain dimorphic microtriches in the larva was the surface of the rostellum. An illustration is given of the egg and its fixation to uterine branches.
D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007814:Larva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013621:Taenia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure*