Korean J Parasitol.  1988 Jun;26(2):113-116. 10.3347/kjp.1988.26.2.113.

Cercarial chaetotaxy of Clonorchis sinensis

• Min DY
• Kim JJ

• KMID: 1714944
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1988.26.2.113

Abstract

The pattern of sensory papillae, chaetotaxy, of the cercaria of Clonorchis sinensis was observed. The chaetotaxy was as follows; 5-6 Ci l, 4-5 Ci 2, 5-6 Ci 3 at lst row, 4 Cii 1, 2 Cii 2, 4 Cii 3, 5-6 Cii 4 at 2nd row, 3-4 Ciii 1, 2-3 Ciii 2 at 3rd row, and 2 Civ 1, 2-3 Civ 2, 2-3 Civ 3, at 4th row, in cephalic region; 2 AiV, l AiD, 2 AiiV, 1 AiiD, 2 AiiiV, 2 AiiiD, 1 AivV, 1 AivD, 1 PiiD, l PiiiD, in ventral(V) and dorsal(D) portions of body. Caudal region revealed 2-2-2-2 formula.

MeSH Terms

parasitology-helminth-trematoda
Clonorchis sinensis
cercaria