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Gross anatomy of the musculature and a new description of the reproductive system of Tanaisia bragai and Tanaisia inopina (Trematoda: Eucotylidae) analysed by confocal laser scanning microscopy

2009; Wiley; Volume: 91; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00393.x

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Sthefane D’ávila, Pedro Paulo de Abreu Manso, Elisabeth Cristina de Almeida Bessa, Maria de Lurdes de Azevedo Rodrigues, Roberto Júnio Pedroso Dias,

Bird parasitology and diseases

Abstract D’ávila, S., Manso, P. P. A., Bessa, E. C. A., Rodrigues, M. L. A. and Dias, R. J. P. 2010. Gross anatomy of the musculature and a new description of the reproductive system of Tanaisia bragai and Tanaisia inopina (Trematoda: Eucotylidae) analysed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. — Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) 91 : 139–149 Confocal scanning laser microscopy has become an important tool to clarify the organization of the musculature and innervation, as well as the morphology of the reproductive and alimentary tract of various helminth species. The goal of this work was to describe the morphology of the reproductive system and the gross anatomy of the musculature of adults of the species Tanaisia bragai and Tanaisia inopina by means of confocal scanning laser microscopy. The helminths were found parasitizing the kidney collection ducts of Columba livia , in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. These helminths were stained with Mayer's carmalum, mounted on permanent slides and observed through a confocal scanning laser microscope. The tomographic images showed the morphology of the organs and glands of the reproductive system, along with the general morphology of the musculature of the body wall, oral sucker, acetabulum, pharynx, intestinal caeca, oesophagus and reproductive system ducts. The present work is the first re‐characterization of the reproductive tract of T. bragai and T. inopina . We also present the first description of the general morphology of the gametes and cells of the glands associated with the reproductive apparatus of these species.