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From: Description, molecular characteristics and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca borneensis Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus Müller (Cetartiodactyla: Suidae) of Sarawak, Malaysia

Fig. 2

Light micrographs of Onchocerca borneensis n. sp. (a and b), O. dewittei dewittei (c and e) and O. d. japonica (d). a Longitudinal section of female at midbody: transverse cuticular ridges, triangular or trapezoid in shape (arrows; height and width, dark lines) and absence of internal striae at mid-line (arrowhead) (HE staining). b Short longitudinal cuticular crests (arrow) of male at midbody. c Longitudinal section of female at midbody: triangular transverse cuticular ridges (arrows; height and width, dark lines) and absence of internal striae (arrowhead) at mid-line (dotted line) (HE staining). d Longitudinal section of female at midbody: large triangular transverse cuticular ridges (arrows; height and width, dark lines), showing long distance between adjacent ridges (HE staining). e Transverse section of female with Wolbachia immunostaining. Dark red dots in ovaries and uterus (arrows) are Wolbachia. Lateral chords (*), muscles (m) and cuticle (c). Scale-bars are in micrometres

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