The miracidium of Transversotrema patialense (Soparkar, 1924).
The miracidium of Transversotrema patialense (Digenea: Transversotrematidae) has 21 epidermal cells arranged in four tiers with an epidermal formula of 6, 9, 4, 2. The penetration gland is large, conspicuous, contains a posterior globular part with 6 prominent nuclei and opens out through 6 pores arranged in two lateral groups at the tip of the apical papilla. The miracidium lacks lateral papillae, possesses a well developed subepithelium, a pair of flame cells and a germ ball.
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Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.
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D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*