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

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...

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Date:2022
Main Authors: Amin, O. M., Heckmann, R. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2022
Online Access:https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/362
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