Visualization and 3D Reconstruction of Flame Cells of Taenia solium (Cestoda)
Figure 7
Scanning electron microscopy of a flame cell.
The micrograph was taken from a cross-sectioned body of the proglottid of an adult tapeworm. In A, a cell body (CB) is proximal to the empty lumen of a protonephridial duct (PD). In B, the cilia of a flame cell (C) are close to extensions from the wall of the PD (arrow). In both images, flame cells (FC) are surrounded by a spongy interstitial matrix (IM). Scale bars A = 1 µm and B = 2 µm.