Morphological redescription of Dirofilaria immitis.
Morphological descriptions of Dirofilaria immitis are scarce. For this reason, we carried out morphological studies using both light and scanning electron microscopy for this filaroid species. Morphometric and morphological data were compatible with previous descriptions of D. immitis , but several anatomical structures are described by scanning electron microscopy for the first time, such as details of the cuticular striations, positioning of amphids, visualization of anal and vulvar opening, descriptions of deirids, lateral line, the pair of phasmids in the posterior end in females, and visualization of a small pair of latero-terminal papillae in the posterior end in males.
Furtado
Adriano P
AP
Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia Profa Dra Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Guamá, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Melo
Francisco T V
FT
Giese
Elane G
EG
dos Santos
Jeannie N
JN
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary