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Observations on the histochemistry of egg shell formation in Lintonium vibex (Trematoda: Fellodistomidae)

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Abbreviations

LC:

Laurers canal

MG:

Mehlis gland

O:

Oocyte

Op:

Operculum

Ov:

Ovary

S:

Sperm

U:

Uterus

VC:

Vitelline cell

VD:

Vitelline duct

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    William H. Coil

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Coil, W.H. Observations on the histochemistry of egg shell formation in Lintonium vibex (Trematoda: Fellodistomidae). Z. Parasitenk. 39, 195–199 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329455

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