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The small numerous papillae on the ventral surface of the gravid proglottid of adultSpirometra erinacei were studied by scanning electron microscopy. The arrangement of clumps of papillae was recognized on the surface of the central portion around the genital atrium, with lateral clumps being located above a pair of longitudinal nerve cords and marginal ones, on both sides of the proglottid. By transmission electron microscopy, two types of nonciliated sensory receptors were observed within the papillae. The type I, single receptor was embedded within a papilla. This dome-like sensory receptor contained two electron-dense collars and four rootlets surrounded by numerous thin filaments. The type II receptor was found arranged in groups in the area between the papillae, and the apical end was exposed to the external environment. This simple, club-like sensory receptor contained electron-lucent vesicles and microtubules. We believe that the papillae play an important role in crossinsemination.
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Okino, T., Hatsushika, R. Ultrastructure studies on the papillae and the nonciliated sensory receptors of adultSpirometra erinacei (Cestoda, Pseudophyllidea). Parasitol Res 80, 454–458 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932690
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932690