title: Ultrastructure of the tegument of Metamicrocotyla macracantha (Alexander, 1954) Koratha, 1955 (Monogenea, Microcotylidae).
abstract: The ultrastructure of the body tegument of Metamicrocotyla macracantha (Alexander, 1954) Koratha, 1955, parasite of Mugil liza from Brazil, was studied by transmission electron microscopy. The body tegument is composed of an external syncytial layer, musculature, and an inner layer containing tegumental cells. The syncytium consists of a matrix containing three types of body inclusions and mitochondria. The musculature is constituted of several layers of longitudinal and circular muscle fibers. The tegumental cells present a well-developed nucleus, cytoplasm filled with ribosomes, rough endoplasmatic reticulum and mitochondria, and characteristic organelles of tegumental cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Peixes, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil, 4365, CEP 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. scohen@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Baptista-Farias
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D034582:Integumentary System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000648:ultrastructure*