Ref ID : 7788
R.A. Khan, V.C. Barber, and S. McCann; A scanning electron microscopical study of the surface topography of a trichodinid ciliate. Trans.Amer.Micros.Soc. 93(1):131-134, 1974
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The surface structure of Trichodina oviducti, a parasite found in the copulatory sac of adult, female, thorny rays (Raja radiata), was examined. It bears two ciliary bands, an adoral one in the buccal region, and an aboral one around the flattened adhesive disk. This disk is supported by a radially arranged, sub-surface, skeletal complex, which is covered by a smooth, thin pellicle, to produce a structure that adheres by vacuum forces.