Biology:Stichosome
A stichosome (from Greek stichos (στίχος) = row; soma (σῶμα) = body) is a multicellular organ that is very prominent in some species of nematodes and consists of a longitudinal series of glandular unicellular cells (stichocytes) arranged in a row along the oesophagus that forms the posterior esophageal glands.[1][2][3][4][5] Individual stichocytes contain networks of intracellular canaliculi and open into the esophageal lumen by a narrow duct process,[6] likely with secretory functions. Function as a storage organ has also been proposed.[7][8]
Notable taxa with stichosomes are families Mermithidae, Trichinellidae and Trichuridae within order Stichosomida and class Adenophorea,[2] alternatively classified as the orders Trichinellida and Mermithida within subclass Dorylaimia and class Enoplea.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roberts, Larry; Janovy Jr., John (2008). Foundations of Parasitology (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-07-302827-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atkins, William Arthur (2004). "Adenophorea (Roundworms)". Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 1: Lower Metazoans and Lesser Deuterosomes (Second ed.). Gale. pp. 283-291. ISBN 978-0-7876-7750-3.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Chitwood, B. G. & Chitwood, M. B. (1950). Introduction to Nematology (Vol. 1). Baltimore: Monumental Printing Co.doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7355
- ↑ Gosling, Peter J. (2005). Dictionary of Parasitology. CRC Taylor & Francis. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-415-30855-7.
- ↑ Bruce, R.G. (1970). "Structure of the Esophagus of the Infective Juvenile and Adult Trichinella spiralis". The Journal of Parasitology 56 (3): 540-549. doi:10.2307/3277622.
- ↑ Mehlhorn, Heinz (2008). Encyclopedia of Parasitology (Third ed.). Springer. p. 975. ISBN 978-3-540-48994-8.
- ↑ Sheffield, H.G. (1963). "Electron microscopy of the bacillary band and stichosome of Trichuris muris and T. vulpis". Journal of Parasitology 49 (6): 998-1009.
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