On the rugose area and caudal papillae distribution in Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) Railliet & Henry, 1911, by scanning electron microscopy |
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| Authors: | Rosângela Rodrigues-Silva Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi Joaquim Júlio Vicente Roberto Magalhães Pinto Delir Corrêa Gomes |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados, Departamento de Helmintologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil e-mail: rsilva@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br, BR;(2) Laboratório de Helmintologia, Programa de Biologia Celular e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco G, Cidade Universitária, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, BR |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to obtain a better characterization of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) Railliet & Henry, 1911, in Brazil, ratifying previous accounts and adding new data on the rugose area on the ventral surface of the spiralled posterior portion of males observed by scanning electron microscopy, which presents a different arrangement compared to other species of the genus, and differs also from the genera Litomosoides Chandler, 1931, and Wuchereria Silva Araújo, 1877, adding another taxonomic character to Dirofilariinae and Onchocercinae. Scanning electron microscopy studies also showed some aspects of the distribution of caudal papillae in D. immitis that have not been described before. Received: 4 April 1999 / Accepted: 23 April 1999 |
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