Stichosome

The stichosome is composed by very visible cells in Trichosomoides crassicauda

Stichosome (from Greek stichos (στίχος) = row; soma (σῶµα) = body) is a multicellular organ that is very prominent in some stages of nematodes and consists of a longitudinal series of glandular unicellular cells (stichocytes) arranged in a row along the oesophagus that form the posterior esophageal glands. It opens into the esophageal lumen and apparently functions as a secretory gland and storage organ.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. Chitwood, B. G. & Chitwood, M. B. (1950). Introduction to Nematology (Vol. 1). Baltimore: Monumental Printing Co.doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7355
  2. Peter J. Gosling. Dictionary of Parasitology. 2005
  3. Heinz Mehlhorn. Encyclopedia of Parasitology. 3rd Edition 2008
  4. Larry Roberts, John Janovy. Foundations of Parasitology. 8th edition 2008
  5. Michael Hutchins, Donna Olendorf. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Lower metazoans and lesser deuterosomes. 2004
  6. Despommier DD, Müller M. The stichosome and its secretion granules in the mature muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis. Journal of Parasitology, 1976 Oct;62(5):775-85. PMID 978367
  7. HG Sheffield. Electron microscopy of the bacillary band and stichosome of Trichuris muris and T. vulpis. Journal of Parasitology, 1963
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