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The study aims to explore the morphology of lipid accumulation and excretion pathways in the tapeworm Caryophyllaeus brachicollis.

April 18, 2026Parasitology1 citationsOpen Access

Insights on the morphological aspects of lipid accumulation and excretion in adult Caryophyllaeus brachicollis (Cestoda, Caryophyllidea)

LPLarisa Poddubnaya MLMassimo LorenzoniUniversity of Perugia GIGalina IzvekovaRussian Academy of Sciences

Key Points

The study aims to explore the morphology of lipid accumulation and excretion pathways in the tapeworm Caryophyllaeus brachicollis.
Conducted ultrastructural analysis of the adult tapeworm.
Examined lipid pathways at the tegumental surface.
Analyzed lipid excretion mechanisms involving tegumental vesicles.
Demonstrated the release of lipid droplets at the parasite-host interface.
Identified the role of tegumental vesicles in lipid excretion.
Found that vesicles cluster and fuse to facilitate lipid release.

Abstract

This is the first ultrastructural study of an adult tapeworm providing data on the morphological aspects of the pathways of lipid excretion via the tegumental surface and excretory system in the monozoic tapeworm Caryophyllaeus brachycollis (Janiszewska, 1953) from the chub Squalius tenellus (Heckel, 1843) obtained from a lake in the Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation.Our study has shown that the release of lipid droplets onto the parasite-host interface from the tegumental cytoplasm is carried out with the participation of tegumental vesicles, which clustered and fused with each other to form electron-lucent,

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e31ec840886becb653e78c https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182026101930

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