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Fig. 4

From: Eudiplozoon nipponicum: morphofunctional adaptations of diplozoid monogeneans for confronting their host

Fig. 4

Forebody tegument organisation in Eudiplozoon nipponicum. A. General view of parenchyma, showing cytons connected to the syncytium by thin cytoplasmic extensions. TEM. B. A cyton with secretory bodies. TEM. C. Detailed view of musculature containing numerous mitochondria. TEM. D. A freeze-fractured parenchyma cell with a large nucleus. FE, TEM. E. Interstitial fibres adjacent to the basal lamina. TEM. F. High magnification showing the interruption of basal lamina. TEM. bl – basal lamina, bpm – basal plasma membrane, cm – circular muscle fibres, cy – cyton, er – projections of endoplasmic reticulum, if – interstitial fibres, mi – mitochondria, n – nucleus, p – parenchyma, sc – syncytium

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BMC Zoology

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