Scanning Electron Microscopy of Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Nematoda: Ascarididae)

Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 is a parasitic nematode with its biological cycle still unknown, even though it was found in humans, domestic and silvatic animals. Adult worms, collected by surgical drainage from a human patient from the State of Pará, Brazil, were micrographed using a scanning electron microscope. Morphological aspects of males and females such as cephalic structures, caudal papillae and cuticular patterns were analyzed and compared with the previous descriptions adding new data for the identification of this species.

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Main Authors: Lanfredi,Reinalda Marisa, Fraiha Neto,Habib, Corrêa Gomes,Delir
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000300009
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