Madhavi R, Jhansilakshmibai K
Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.
J Helminthol. 1994 Mar;68(1):49-51. doi: 10.1017/s0022149x00013468.
The miracidium of Transversotrema patialense (Digenea: Transversotrematidae) has 21 epidermal cells arranged in four tiers with an epidermal formula of 6, 9, 4, 2. The penetration gland is large, conspicuous, contains a posterior globular part with 6 prominent nuclei and opens out through 6 pores arranged in two lateral groups at the tip of the apical papilla. The miracidium lacks lateral papillae, possesses a well developed subepithelium, a pair of flame cells and a germ ball.
扁盘横沟吸虫（复殖目：横沟科）的毛蚴有21个表皮细胞，排列成四层，表皮公式为6、9、4、2。穿刺腺大且明显，包含一个带有6个突出细胞核的后部球状部分，并通过6个孔开口，这6个孔排列成两组，位于顶端乳头的尖端两侧。毛蚴没有侧乳头，具有发育良好的上皮下组织、一对焰细胞和一个胚球。
