Scolex morphology of monozoic cestodes (Caryophyllidea) from the Palaearctic Region: a useful tool for species identification

0347392 - BC 2011 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Oros, Mikuláš - Scholz, Tomáš - Hanzelová, V. - Mackiewicz, J. S.
Scolex morphology of monozoic cestodes (Caryophyllidea) from the Palaearctic Region: a useful tool for species identification.
Folia Parasitologica. Roč. 57, č. 1 (2010), s. 37-46. ISSN 0015-5683. E-ISSN 1803-6465
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA524/08/0885; GA MŠMT LC522
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : Cestoda * fish * comparative morphology * scanning electron microscopy * identification * Palaearctic Region
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
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A comparative study of the scoleces of caryophyllidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasitic in cypriniform fishes in the Palaearctic Region, was carried out using light and scanning electron microscopy. Three-dimensional pictures of the scoleces of 18 species of caryophyllidean cestodes of the Capingentidae (1 species), Caryophyllaeidae (7) and Lytocestidae (10), and outlines of the scoleces and anterior extent of the testes and vitelline follicles of 19 Palaearctic taxa were documented. Based on scolex morphology and relative position of the anterior testes and vitelline follicles, a key is provided to facilitate the routine identification of 20 Palaearctic caryophyllidean taxa.
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