Scanning electron microscopy of adult Echinostoma malayanum.

ABSTRACT

Scanning electron microscopy observations of E. malayanum adult obtained from small intestines of infected rats was made. The number of collar spines were 41. The features observed were a pair of corner spines (3 oral and 2 aboral) total 10; a pair of lateral collar spines (10 spines each side); total 20; dorsal collar spines (5 oral and 6 aboral) total 11. Sensory papillae were found more densely situated on the circumoral disc around the oral sucker and on the ventral sucker. Other sensory organs, dome shaped, found only on the circumoral disc. The scales appear mainly on the ventral surface. The microvilli are present on the tegument where the scales occur, while the other part of dorsal side had pitted tegument.