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[Morphologic observation on Histiostoma feroniarum in Allium cepa]
Hong Yong1, Tao Ning1, Zhan Xiao-Dong1
1Department of Medical Parasitology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
Objective:
To observe the external morphology of Histiostoma feroniarum hypopus under a light microscope.
Methods:
The samples were collected in a mushroom cultivation base, and the H. feroniarum hypopus was isolated and purified. The slide samples were prepared and observed under an optical microscope.
Results:
The back body of the H. feroniarum hypopus was flat with tiny bristles, the epidermis was of significant ossification, the ventral had four pairs of slender feet stretched, the sucker plate was prosperous in the end of the body, and the sucker plate had eight suckers. The gnathosoma was thin, long and highly specialized.
Conclusions:
The light microscopy shows the morphological characteristics of H. feroniarum hypopus, providing the basis for identifying and life cycle study.
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