| Citation | REGO, Amilcar Arandas. Scolex Morphology of Proteocephalid Cestodes Parasites of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 94, n. 1, p. 37-52, Jan./Feb;1999. | pt_BR |
| Abstract | The morphology of the scolices and metascolices of 29 proteocephalid species, parasites of freshwater fishes from Brazil was compared by using scanning electron microscope, light and laser microscopy. The following species were evaluated: Proteocephalus vazzolerae, P. piramutab, Robertiella
paranaensis, Travassiella avitellina, Monticellia loyolai, M. spinulifera, M. belavistensis, Houssayela
sudobim, Zygobothrium megacephalum, Gibsoniela mandube, Cangatiella arandasi, Nomimoscolex
sudobim, N. lopesi, N. admonticellia, N. piraeeba, N. pirarara, Harriscolex kaparari, Crepidobothrium
eirasi, Spatulifer rugosa, Megathylacus brooksi, Choanoscolex abscisus, Amphoteromorphus peniculus,
A. piraeeba, Paramonticellia itaipuensis, Peltidocotyle rugosa, Othinoscolex lenha, Rudolphiella rugata,
R. piranabu, Jauella glandicephalus.
Some features as overall shape of scolex, suckers, apical sucker, frontal glands and several kinds of
metascolex were analyzed. The taxonomic importance of scolex and metascolex is discussed. | pt_BR |
