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Scanning electron micrographs of a Gnathostoma spinigerum female worm depicting the cuticular armature of the body surface. The cuticular armature is important for identification of Gnathostoma spp.
All images used with permission of © CAB International.
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A: Head bulb.
B: Cuticular spines of the posterior body part.
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C, D: Detail of cuticular spines of the anterior body part.
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E, F: Detail of nondendiculated cuticular spines.
Reference:
Scholtz T, Ditrich O. Scanning electron microscopy of the cuticular armature of the nematode Gnathastoma spingerum Owen, 1836 from Cats in Laos. J Helminthol 1990 Sep;64 (3):255-262.
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