STUDIES ON CERCARIAE FROM KUWAIT BAY. V. DESCRIPTION AND SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF CERCARIA KUWAITAE V SP. N. (DIGENEA: HETEROPHYIDAE) (original) (raw)

Abstract

A parapleurolophocercous cercaria, Cercaria kuwaitae V sp. n., was described from the mud snail, Cerithidea cingulata, in Kuwait Bay. The cercaria resembles closely larvae of the family Heterophyidae. Details are presented on the morphology, swimming activity and behavior of the cercaria. The surface topography of the cercaria and the redia was examined by scanning electron microscopy.