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SIntroFIG 9: Cuticle of an S. venezuelensis parasitic female.
A. TEM image of the cuticle of an S. venezuelensis parasitic female. sc, surface coat; e, epicuticle layer; oc, outer cortical layer; ic, inner cortical layer; em, external medial layer; im, internal medial layer; f, fibrous layer; b, basal layer.
B. Freeze-fracture image of the body wall of an S. venezuelensis parasitic female. s, surface coat; c, cuticle; h, hypodermis; m, muscle. The arrow indicates intramembranous particles.
Images in A and B are reproduced from Martinez and de Souza, 1995 with permission.
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