Bacillary band

A bacillary band is a specialized row of longitudinal cells of some nematodes (Trichuris and Capillaria), consisting of glandular and nonglandular cells, formed by the hypodermis. The glandular cells opens up to the exterior through cuticular pores. The function of bacillary bands is unknown, their ultrastructure suggests that the gland cells may have a role in osmotic or ion regulation, and the nongland cells may function in cuticle formation and food storage.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Peter J. Gosling. Dictionary of Parasitology. 2005
^ Heinz Mehlhorn. Encyclopedia of Parasitology. 3rd Edition 2008
^ Larry Roberts, John Janovy. Foundations of Parasitology. 8th edition 2008
^ Michael Hutchins, Donna Olendorf. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Lower metazoans and lesser deuterosomes. 2004
^ Wright, K. A. 1968. Structure of the bacillary band of Trichuris myocastoris. J. Parasitol. 54:1106–1110.
^ Sheffield, H. G. 1963. Electron microscopy of the bacillary band and stichosome of Trichuris muris and T. vulpes, J. Parasitol. 49:998–1009.

[1] Peter J. Gosling. Dictionary of Parasitology. 2005

[2] Heinz Mehlhorn. Encyclopedia of Parasitology. 3rd Edition 2008

[3] Larry Roberts, John Janovy. Foundations of Parasitology. 8th edition 2008

[4] Michael Hutchins, Donna Olendorf. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Lower metazoans and lesser deuterosomes. 2004

[5] Wright, K. A. 1968. Structure of the bacillary band of Trichuris myocastoris. J. Parasitol. 54:1106–1110.

[6] Sheffield, H. G. 1963. Electron microscopy of the bacillary band and stichosome of Trichuris muris and T. vulpes, J. Parasitol. 49:998–1009.

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