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English: Scanning electron micrographs and one light micrograph (G) of the Protopolystoma xenopodis oncomiracidium.

(A) Ventral view with posterior haptor (Hp) and anteriorly placed mouth opening (Mo).

(B) Dorsal view with two excretory openings in the centre (← Eo).

(C) Dorsal view with sensory papillae (← Sp) next to excretory opening.

(D) Sensory papillae (← Sp) situated all over the body surface of the parasite.

(E) Haptor with 16 retracted marginal hooklets and two pairs of large primordial hamuli.

(F) Emerging marginal hooklet.

(G) Light micrograph of a lactophenol cleared haptor showing the 20 sclerites; two pairs of eight (1–8) marginal hooklets (Mh) and two pairs of primordial hamuli (Ph).

(H) Anterior side of the oncomiracidium covered with cilia.

(I) A single ciliated cell with cilia coiling up before cells are shed.

(J) Scars after intact cells were shed at the end of the swimming phase.
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Source Theunissen, M., Tiedt, L. & Du Preez, L. H. 2014: The morphology and attachment of Protopolystoma xenopodis (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. Parasite, 21, 20. doi:10.1051/parasite/2014020
Author Maxine Theunissen, Louwrens Tiedt and Louis H. Du Preez

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