Fig. 3 in New type of xiphidiocercariae (Digenea: Microphalloidea) from South Vietnam

Fig. 3. Toluidine blue staining of Cercaria cattieni 1. A – cercarial embryo, lateral view, early stage of mucoid glands (mg) formation; B – cercarial embryos at different stage, metachromatic staining shows mucoid glands; C – later cercarial embryo (tail lost during fixation), metachromatic staining of mucoid glands with numerous dendrites; D – mucoid staining of stylet pouch; E – mucoid on the surface of the fore region; F, G – mucoid in the midbody, beneath musculature and tegument; ventral nerve chords (vnc) are visible among mucoid; H – midbody, mucoid transferred to the tegument. os – oral sucker; vs – ventral sucker; t – tail. A, D, E, G, H – differential interference contrast.