Micro-computed tomography visualization of the vestigial alimentary canal in adult oestrid flies
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2018-02-16Submitted date
2018-05-24Subject Terms
Calliphora vicinaHypoderma lineatum
Oestrus ovis
cardia
crop
insect anatomy
insect gut
micro‐computed tomography
organ development
salivary glands
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Oestrid flies (Diptera: Oestridae) do not feed during the adult stage as they acquire all necessary nutrients during the parasitic larval stage. The adult mouthparts and digestive tract are therefore frequently vestigial; however, morphological data on the alimentary canal in adult oestrid flies are scarce and a proper visualization of this organ system within the adult body is lacking. The present work visualizes the morphology of the alimentary canal in adults of two oestrid species, Oestrus ovis L. and Hypoderma lineatum (de Villiers), with the use of non‐invasive micro‐computed tomography (micro‐CT) and compares it with the highly developed alimentary canal of the blow fly Calliphora vicina Robineau‐Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Both O. ovis and H. lineatum adults showed significant reductions of the cardia and the diameter of the digestive tract, an absence of the helicoidal portion of the midgut typical of other cyclorrhaphous flies, and a lack of crop and salivary glands. Given the current interest in the alimentary canal in adult dipterans in biomedical and developmental biology studies, further understanding of the morphology and development of this organ system in adult oestrids may provide valuable new insights in several areas of research.Citation
Martín‐Vega, D., Garbout, A., Ahmed, F., Ferrer, L.M., Lucientes, J., Colwell, D.D. and Hall, M.J.R. (2018), Micro‐computed tomography visualization of the vestigial alimentary canal in adult oestrid flies. Med Vet Entomol, 32: 378-382. doi:10.1111/mve.12301Publisher
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Martín‐Vega, D., Garbout, A., Ahmed, F., Ferrer, L.M., Lucientes, J., Colwell, D.D. and Hall, M.J.R. (2018), Micro‐computed tomography visualization of the vestigial alimentary canal in adult oestrid flies. Med Vet Entomol, 32: 378-382. doi:10.1111/mve.12301, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/mve.12301. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. The attached document is the authors’ final accepted/submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it.ISSN
0269-283Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/mve.12301
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