SEM study of hooks in the Acanthocephala with emphasis on structural-functional relationships

• Дата: 2022
• Автори: Amin, O. M., Heckmann, R. A.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2022
• Теми: Acanthocephala; hook morphology and anatomy; scanning electron microscopy; functional relationships
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/362
• Назва журналу: Zoodiversity

The retractable proboscis of acanthocephalans is equipped with hooks for attachment to the intestine of the definitive host. Throughout their evolutionary history, acanthocephalans have developed a variety of ways to maximize their anchoring to host gut and to avoid dislodgement. Hooks vary in their...