Scolex Morphology of Proteocephalid Cestodes Parasites of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes

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 paranaen...

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Main Author: Amilcar Arandas Rego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000100011