• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Structure of the Tegument and Ectocommensal Microorganisms of Gyliauchen nahaensis (Digenea: Gyliauchenidae), an Inhabitant of Herbivorous Fish of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
  • Beteiligte: Hughes-Stamm, Sheree R.; Cribb, Thomas H.; Jones, Malcolm K.
  • Erschienen: American Society of Parasitologists, 1999
  • Erschienen in: The Journal of Parasitology, 85 (1999) 6, Seite 1047-1052
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 1937-2345; 0022-3395
  • Schlagwörter: Functional Morphology
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  • Beschreibung: <p>The ultrastructure of the tegument and tegument-associated microorganisms of the gyliauchenid digenean Gyliauchen nahaensis is described by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The tegument is devoid of surface spines and is characterized by a moderately folded apical membrane, abundant vesicles, basal mitochondria, a folded basal plasma membrane, and a thick basal matrix. Microorganisms form a dense biofilm on the tegument of the posterodorsal surface and the excretory papilla. At least 7 microbial morphotypes were identified, including eubacteria, spirochaetes, and nanobacteria.</p>