Fig. 4

Diagrammatic line drawing of nerve plexuses and adjacent fibre-like structures of Dibothriocephalus latus plerocercoid based on CLSM observations. Note 5-HT-IR nerve fibres with large cell bodies under the tegument (red), thin β tubulin-IR nerve fibres (dark green) and wide β tubulin-IR fibre-like structures in apical part of scolex (blue). Abbreviations: AP, apical pore; CB, cell bodies; NP, nerve plexus; T, tegument