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Voyager: Vol. IX, No. 1, April 2018, ISSN :(p) 0976-7436 (e) 2455-054x Impact Factor 4.989 (SJIF) UGC Approved Journal No. 63640 Neuroanatomy of a Dactylogyrid monogenean, from gold fish Carassius auratus, Nilsson, from Meerut (U. P.), India Pragati Rastogi*, Deepmala Mishra** Deptt. of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut Email: [email protected] [email protected] Abstract Chemical named 5-bromo indoxyl acetate has been Reference to this paper used to describe the nervous system of anoviparous should be made as follows: Dactylogyridmonogenean PellucidhaptorPrice and Mizelle (1964), a gill parasite of Carassius auratus. Central Pragati Rastogi*, nervous system consists of paired cerebral ganglia from Deepmala Mishra**, Neuroanatomy of a which anterior and posterior neuronal pathways arise. Dactylogyrid monogenean, These neuronal pathways are interlinked by cross from gold fishCarassius connectives and commissures. Paired dorsal, ventral and auratus, Nilsson, from lateral nerve cords emanate from the cerebral ganglia, Meerut (U. P.), India, connected at intervals by transverse connectives. Huge Voyager: Vol. IX, arrangement of dorsal, ventral and lateral nerve cords and No. 1, April 2018, their innervations have been examined. Peripheral nervous pp.1 - 7 system (PNS) includes innervations of the alimentary tract, voyger.anubooks.com reproductive organs and attachment organs (anterior adhesive areas and haptor). Both the CNS and PNS are bilaterally symmetrical, and better developed ventrally than laterally and dorsally. 1 Neuroanatomy of a Dactylogyrid monogenean, from gold fish Carassius auratus, Nilsson, from Meerut (U. P.), India Pragati Rastogi*, Deepmala Mishra** Introduction demonstration of ChE itself. Monogeneans are tiny, non- Like all Dactylogyrids, monogeneans segmental and largest group of parasitic of the genus Pellucidhaptor (Singh et al., trematodes found primarily on skin or gills 2003) are oviparous. Itis a gill parasite of of fish. Monogeneans attach to their hosts the aquarium gold fish, Carassius auratus. using hooks, clamps and a range of other Present work involved a similar approach to alternative structures. They are usually explore the nervous system of capable of dramatically elongating and Pellucidhaptorkritskiya. The central shortening their body while moving. General nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system of trematodes is composed nervous system (PNS) were found to be of cerebral nerve cell clusters called highly reactive for cholinesterase and stained ganglia in anterior and posterior nerve extensively in a dark blue colour. trunks.Nervous system of monogeneansis It is hoped that such a study will basic and ladder like. It consists of a pair of help researchers to find an anthelminthic cerebral ganglia or brain and one pair of drug that may specifically target neural longitudinal nerve cords with transverse elements of the parasite without substantial connections located at regular intervals. The side effects on the host. central nervous system with its anterior Materials and Methods ganglion (brain), sensory eye spots and some Fishes for the present investigation other structures indicate head specialization were collected fromaquarium fish vendors or cephalization. The central nervous system of Meerut. Worms were collected by method with longitudinal cords and ganglia (ladder suggested by Mizelle (1936). In all 40 type) is more highly developed than the nerve specimenswere studied. Worms collected in net of coelenterates. live condition were washedthoroughly with Various authors have used the cold distilled water. Study of nervous system activity of cholinesterase (ChE) as indirect was made with the help of histochemical histochemical evidence of the presence of localization of esterases, one of the very acetylcholine (ACh) in the nervous system common neuro pharmacological elements, of monogeneans (Halton and Jennings 1964; commonly found in the nervous system of Halton and Morris 1969; Cable etal. 1996; all animals including monogeneans as Zurawskietal. 2001) using an indoxyl acetate suggested by Halton and Jennings (1964). as substrate for carboxylic esterases. Other Microphotographs were taken with the help studies have employed acetylthiocholine of Motic image plus Software. iodide (AcThI) as substrate (Rahemo and Results Gorgees 1987; Buchmann and Mellergaard 1988; Buchmann and Prentø 1989; Reda and The CNS consists of a thick, curved Arafa 2002) to provide a more specific mass of paired cerebral ganglia (cg) located 2 Voyager: Vol. IX, No. 1, April 2018, ISSN :(p) 0976-7436 (e) 2455-054x Impact Factor 4.989 (SJIF) UGC Approved Journal No. 63640 ventrally just anterior to the pharynx. One lateral transverse connective (l1) was Cerebral ganglia formed a circular path also detected in the peduncle region anterior around the pharynx. Several thick projections to the phg1. At regular intervals, the ventral extend from the anterior median region of nerve cords communicate with the lateral the cerebral ganglia, imparting to this organ nerve cords by means of seven pairs of a butterfly - like appearance. Each projection ventro-lateral connectives (vlc1–vlc7). Two gives rise to cerebral nerves (cn), which thin dorsal nerve cords (dnc) arise from the extend anteriorly to enter the head lobes postero-median region of the cerebral where they innervate the anterior adhesive ganglia; extend posteriorly between the areas. Inside the pharynx few pharyngeal ventral nerve cords where they connect with nerves (phn) were also detected. the anterior pre-haptoral ganglia (phg1). The Two thick ventral nerve cords (vnc) dorsal nerve cords are cross-linked by seven arise one from each ventro-lateralside of the dorsal-transverse connectives (dc1-dc7). cerebral ganglia and run posteriorly one on The dorsal nerve cords are also connected each side of the body where each join a to the lateral nerve cords via three dorso- prehaptoral ganglion (phg1). Another pair of lateral connectives (dlc1-dlc3) while they are prehaptoral ganglia (phg2) is located either linked to the ventral nerve cords via four side of the body a short distance posterior to dorso-ventral connectives (dvc1-dvc4). the prehaptoral ganglia (phg1) in the Staining for cholinergic elements peduncular region. Both phg1 and phg2 on revealed the presence of thirteen pairs of each side of the body are connected via two large neurons distributed bilaterally down the ganglionic connectives. In the seminal vesicle main body of the worm. Five pairs of these region, two considerably thin branches arise, cells are located on the ventral side of the one from each ventral nerve cord, and body (v1-v5) and eight pair on the dorsal side reconnect to it. Another thin branch (d1-d8). Most of these cells are bipolar originates from the posterior region of each except fifth ventral pair and second dorsal ventral nerve cord in the post-ganglionic pair which are multipolar. The first, second region and reconnects to it. Five ventral and third pair of ventral cell body (v1-v3) is transverse connectives (vc1–vc5) were positioned posterior to the egg, the fourth pair detected, at the level of cirrus, egg, anterior (v4) at the level of ovary, fifth multipolar pair to the ovary andbetween Phg1 and Phg2 (v5) in the peduncle region. The first dorsal respectively pair (d1) of cell body is located at the level Two considerably thin lateral nerve of egg, second pair (d2) is just behind it, third cords (lnc) arise from the postero-lateral pair (d3) at the level of ovary and fourth to region of the cerebral ganglia and run eighth dorsal pair (d4-d8) in the peduncular posteriorly, one adjacent to each lateral region. margin of the body where they join the phg2. 3 Neuroanatomy of a Dactylogyrid monogenean, from gold fish Carassius auratus, Nilsson, from Meerut (U. P.), India Pragati Rastogi*, Deepmala Mishra** The haptor is extensively innervated reproductive organs, attachment organs and by two outer (ohn) and two inner (ihn) sub-tegumental muscles. Halton and haptoral nerves. The outer haptoral nerves Gustafsson (1996) reported that the originate from phg2 & inner haptoral nerves peptidergic pathways in platyhelminths more from phg1. The outer and inner haptoral follow closely those of the cholinergic nerves run ventrally in a posterior direction system. The present study has revealed that before branching into a plexus of numerous cholinergic components of the nervous fine nerves in the posterior region of the system of P. kritskyia are more extensive haptor and innervates to marginal hooklets. than the aminergic components. Two dorso-lateral haptoral nerves (dhn), The nerves supplying the head lobes arising one from each lateral nerve cords, of P. kritskyia may play a role in temporary run posteriorly and attached to numerous fine attachment of the adhesive sacs during nerves of outer and inner haptoral nerves. locomotion and feeding and coordinating The central nervous system (CNS) movements involved in the release of of Pellucidhaptor as revealed by cholinergic secretory bodies from the gland cells of the staining conforms to the basic orthogonal anterior adhesive apparatus. A ring pattern described for other monogeneans. commissure was detected around the mouth Typically, the PNS innervates the alimentary of Chauhanellus indicus, (Rastogi, et.al. system, reproductive organs, attachment 2007). In the present study, a similar organs and subtegumental muscles. commissure is not observed in P. kritskyia. Discussion However, in all monogeneans studied The present
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