Morphological framework for attachment and locomotion in several Digenea of the families Microphallidae and Heterophyidae
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6085-2
Abstract: Digenea usually use ventral sucker for sustainable attachment within intestine of their definitive vertebrate host. However, if the ventral sucker is absent or poorly developed, the means of attachment are unclear. We investigated attachment and… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; locomotion; attachment locomotion; ventral concavity ... See more keywords