The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between A. Duodenale and N. Americanus. Difference # A. Duodenale: (a) Adult worms: 1. Size: Adults worms are large in size and are coarser. 2. Anterior end: Bends in the same direction as the body curvature. 3. Buccal capsule: It is armed with a pair of chitinous ventro-lateral cutting plates bearing [...]
Owing to parasitic mode of life, Liver fluke has undergone morphological, anatomical, physiological adaptations etc. to suit its existence as an endoparasite in the bile duct of sheep. These are the following: Type # 1. Morphological Adaptations: i. The body is flat and leaf like so that it can reside within the bile duct of sheep. ii. Oral sucker, acetabulum, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the anatomy of guinea worm (explained with diagram). The anatomy of the female is best known, the male remaining virtually unknown until Moorthy and Sweet (1936), obtained them in experimentally infected dogs. The males are much smaller than the females and measures 12-30 mm in length, 0.4 mm in breadth and were found [...]