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Host-parasite interface of the flukeCollyriclum faba (Bremser in Schmalz, 1831) as revealed by light and electron microscopy

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Light and electron microscopy ofCollyriclum faba reveals that the dorsal tegument is highly convoluted, containing regular groups of between one and five spines. The thinner ventral covering has a less spiny surface with shallow infoldings. The lining of the capsule is characterized by numerous layers of collagen reflecting a strong cellular response by the host.

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  1. Department of Biology, Hope College, 49423, Holland, MI

    Harvey D. Blankespoor

  2. Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire, 54701, Eau Claire, WI

    Darwin D. Wittrock

  3. Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, 27109, Winston-Salem, NC

    John Aho & Gerald W. Esch

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Blankespoor, H.D., Wittrock, D.D., Aho, J. et al. Host-parasite interface of the flukeCollyriclum faba (Bremser in Schmalz, 1831) as revealed by light and electron microscopy. Z. Parasitenkd. 68, 191–199 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00935061

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