Morphology

MORPHOLOGY OF PARAMPHISTOMUM CERVI

  • Body is thick, conical,elongate with blunt ends.
  • Ventral sucker is situated at the posterior end, large and strongly developed.
  • Intestinal caeca coiled (3-4 coils) and terminate at about the level of middle of ventral sucker.
  • Testes lobed and tandem.
  • Genital sinus enclosing genital opening. The cuticle is spineless. The vitelline glands are lateral and are strongly developed.
Last modified: Saturday, 14 April 2012, 9:17 AM