nematodes:
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Ascaris lumbricoides ova
Ascaris lumbricoides c.s. of male & female L61 Figs 9.7 and 9.8; R62 Figures 62e and 62f
– longitudinal muscles, pseudocoel, testis, ovary/oviduct,
uterus, intestine
Ancylostoma caninum male R63 – bursa, teeth
Ancylostoma caninum female R63 – teeth
Trichinella spiralis adults
Trichinella spiralis encysted L62 Fig 9.10; T439 Fig 16.8a; R63
Enterobius vermicularis ova T443 Fig 16.10b
Enterobius vermicularis adults T443 Fig 16.10b
Wuchereria bancrofti larvae in blood (D)
dissection of male or female Ascaris L60 and 61 Figs 9.2-9.6; R61 Figs 61a, 61b, 61c
– all parts on handout
Questions for your lab notebook:
What is the most important synapomorphy for Ecdysozoa?
Do Ascaris worms fit the pattern typical of parasites in that a large portion of their body cavity is devoted to reproductive structures?
What is the likely route for an infection by Trichinella spiralis?