 Dr Hiroshi Sato.JPG "Gnogylonema pulchrum (Male_ 104CE) Dr Hiroshi Sato")
Microthrix
This post was written by admin on January 17, 2010
Posted Under: Glossary
Posted Under: Glossary
(Pleural: Microtriches)Tiny projections on the tegument,they are unique to Cestodes and appear to be Ubiquitous among cestodes and exist on the Adult forms and earlier life cycle stages.
They have a Distal Electron-dense Cap and a Proximal Electron-lucent Base.
The boundary between Distal and Proximal portions is usually called Baseplate.
They differ in Size (Filitriches , Spiritriches) and Shapes (Chervy,L. 2009)