Line Drawing 1
Figures 12-18. (12-16) Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus. (12-14) Cross sections of pregravid proglottid at level of anterior, middle, and posterior part, respectively... MoreFigures 12-18. (12-16) Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus. (12-14) Cross sections of pregravid proglottid at level of anterior, middle, and posterior part, respectively (MHNG INVE 32762 and 32763), Egypt. (15) Terminal genitalia, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 63197), Sudan. (16) Eggs in distilled water (MHNG INVE 48053), Sudan. Abbreviations: cs, cirrus-sac; doc, dorsal osmoregulatory canal; em, bilayered embryophore; ga, genital atrium; ilm, longitudinal internal musculature; oe, outer envelope; on, oncospheres; ov, ovary; te, testes; tp, tubercule-like projections; ut, uterus; va, vagina; vd, vas deferens; vf, vitelline follicles; voc, ventral osmoregulatory canal; vs, vaginal sphincter. Scale bars: 12-14 = 500 µm; 15 = 100 µm; 16-18 = 20 µm. |
Line Drawing 2
Figures 1-11. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886, from Malapterurus electricus. (1, 2) Dorsoventral view of scolex (1, MHNG INVE 31550; 2, MHNG INVE 31554), Egypt. (3) Detail of sucker showing the ... MoreFigures 1-11. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886, from Malapterurus electricus. (1, 2) Dorsoventral view of scolex (1, MHNG INVE 31550; 2, MHNG INVE 31554), Egypt. (3) Detail of sucker showing the spincter (MHNG INVE 63109), Egypt. (4-6) Sagittal sections of scolex (MHNG INVE 32761), Egypt. Note the dense network of osmoregulatory canals in the apical region. (7) Scolex of juvenile specimen (MHNG INVE 33997), Egypt. (8) Mature proglottid, ventral view *MHNG INVE 32762), Egypt. (9) Gravid proglottid, testes omitted, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 63197), Sudan. (10) Pregravid proglottid, with cirrus everted, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 31554). (11) Detail of the posterior region of a pregravid proglottid, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 31554), Egypt. Abbreviations: ad, additional opening; ao, apical organ; mg, Mehlis' gland; ms, metascolex; oc, osmoregulatory canals; ov, ovary; sp, circular musculature serving as sphincter; sr, seminal receptacle. Scale bars: 1, 11 = 200 µm; 2 = 1,000 µm; 4-6, 9-10 = 500 µm; 8 = 300 µm. |
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Scanning Electron Micrograph
Figures 19-27. Scanning electron micrographs. 19-22, 25-27. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus, Egypt (19-21) Dorsoventral, apical, and lateral view, respectively (MHNG... MoreFigures 19-27. Scanning electron micrographs. 19-22, 25-27. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus, Egypt (19-21) Dorsoventral, apical, and lateral view, respectively (MHNG INVE 32762). (22) Detail of suckers (MHNG INVE 32763). (23, 24) Apical view of scolex and detail of the apical region, respectively. (25) C. solidum from M. electricus, Egypt (MHNG INVE 32762). Longitudinal and transverse grooves on the strobila. (26, 27) Papilliform filitriches on suckers and apex of the scolex, respectively (MHNG INVE 32763). 23, 24. Corallobothrium cf. solidum Fritsch, 1886, from Malapterurus gossei, Democratic Republic of the Congo (MHNG INVE 63057). Scale bars: 19-21, 25 = 200 µm; 22 = 100 µm; 24 = 250 µm; 26, 27 = 2 µm. |
Global Cestode Database
Figures 12-18. (12-16) Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus. (12-14) Cross sections of pregravid proglottid at level of anterior, middle, and posterior part, respectively (MHNG INVE 32762 and 32763), Egypt. (15) Terminal genitalia, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 63197), Sudan. (16) Eggs in distilled water (MHNG INVE 48053), Sudan. Abbreviations: cs, cirrus-sac; doc, dorsal osmoregulatory canal; em, bilayered embryophore; ga, genital atrium; ilm, longitudinal internal musculature; oe, outer envelope; on, oncospheres; ov, ovary; te, testes; tp, tubercule-like projections; ut, uterus; va, vagina; vd, vas deferens; vf, vitelline follicles; voc, ventral osmoregulatory canal; vs, vaginal sphincter. Scale bars: 12-14 = 500 µm; 15 = 100 µm; 16-18 = 20 µm. 
Figures 1-11. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886, from Malapterurus electricus. (1, 2) Dorsoventral view of scolex (1, MHNG INVE 31550; 2, MHNG INVE 31554), Egypt. (3) Detail of sucker showing the spincter (MHNG INVE 63109), Egypt. (4-6) Sagittal sections of scolex (MHNG INVE 32761), Egypt. Note the dense network of osmoregulatory canals in the apical region. (7) Scolex of juvenile specimen (MHNG INVE 33997), Egypt. (8) Mature proglottid, ventral view *MHNG INVE 32762), Egypt. (9) Gravid proglottid, testes omitted, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 63197), Sudan. (10) Pregravid proglottid, with cirrus everted, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 31554). (11) Detail of the posterior region of a pregravid proglottid, dorsal view (MHNG INVE 31554), Egypt. Abbreviations: ad, additional opening; ao, apical organ; mg, Mehlis' gland; ms, metascolex; oc, osmoregulatory canals; ov, ovary; sp, circular musculature serving as sphincter; sr, seminal receptacle. Scale bars: 1, 11 = 200 µm; 2 = 1,000 µm; 4-6, 9-10 = 500 µm; 8 = 300 µm. 
Figures 19-27. Scanning electron micrographs. 19-22, 25-27. Corallobothrium solidum Fritsch, 1886 from Malapterurus electricus, Egypt (19-21) Dorsoventral, apical, and lateral view, respectively (MHNG INVE 32762). (22) Detail of suckers (MHNG INVE 32763). (23, 24) Apical view of scolex and detail of the apical region, respectively. (25) C. solidum from M. electricus, Egypt (MHNG INVE 32762). Longitudinal and transverse grooves on the strobila. (26, 27) Papilliform filitriches on suckers and apex of the scolex, respectively (MHNG INVE 32763). 23, 24. Corallobothrium cf. solidum Fritsch, 1886, from Malapterurus gossei, Democratic Republic of the Congo (MHNG INVE 63057). Scale bars: 19-21, 25 = 200 µm; 22 = 100 µm; 24 = 250 µm; 26, 27 = 2 µm. 
