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Chromosomes of Aspidogaster conchicola

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

R. Petkeviciute
R. Petkeviciute*
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Akademijos 2, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
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Abstract

Analysis of mitotic and meiotic chromosome spreads of Aspidogaster conchicola (Trematoda: Aspidogastrea) reveals a diploid number of 10 for this species. Haploid sets containing 5 bivalents confirm the diploid number. The karyotype consists of one pair of comparatively long subtelocentric chromosomes and four pairs of shorter acrocentric elements. The results are discussed in comparison with existing data on chromosomes of aspidogastrean species and other related helminth groups.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 75 , Issue 3 , September 2001 , pp. 295 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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