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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
On-line version ISSN 1678-9199
Abstract
SILVA, R. J.. Copulation of Opisthogonimus fonsecai Ruiz & Leão, 1942 (Trematoda, Digenea, Plagiorchiidae), parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Serpentes, Viperidae). J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis [online]. 2005, vol.11, n.1, pp. 68-75. ISSN 1678-9199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992005000100008.
Copulation in Opisthogonimus fonsecai Ruiz & Leão, 1942 (Trematoda, Digenea, Plagiorchiidae), parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Serpentes, Viperiade), was reported. Data on the histology of the cirrus and metraterm of the copulants were presented. Morphology of the cirrus was also examined by scanning electron microscopy.
Keywords : copulation; Opisthogonimus fonsecai; Trematoda; histology; SEM.
