title: The fluorescent detection of Paradiplozoon sp. (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) attachment clamps' sclerites and integumental proteins.
abstract: In the genus Paradiplozoon, few hard structures are present therefore most of the taxonomic studies have focused on the unique ultrastructure of the sclerites. Alcohol-fixed specimens were transferred to BSA-saline for 5 min. before staining indefinitely with 5 microl WGA-TRX, 5 microl SYTO 9 and 5 microl of Calcofluor White M2R. Rhodamine, Fluorescein and DAPI bandpass filters on the microscope enabled selective light wavelength illumination of the three flourochromes by a mercury light source. This method provided an easy and rapid methodology to show the internal sclerites of attachment clamps. It is suitable for alcohol preserved specimens and may have additional applications in other helminth organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Kingsway Campus, University of Johannesburg P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avenant-Oldewage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005399:Fishes; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity