The tegumental surface of several trematodes is provided with proteinaceous scales, which in light microscopy look like spines (Fasciola, Paragonimus , Heterophyes ). These spines apparently are used as holdfast system besides the two suckers.
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(2016). Spines. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2938
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