Comparative morphometry and morphology of Anopheles aconitus form B and C eggs under scanning electron microscope

• Main Authors: Junkum A., Jitpakdi A., Komalamisra N., Jariyapan N., Somboon P., Bates P.A., Choochote W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-8344277510&partnerID=40&md5=fef324bc0f6cd3e3eaff818860206351; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15517028; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3936
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Comparative morphometric and morphological studies of eggs under scanning electron microscope (SEM) were undertaken in the three strains of two karyotypic forms of Anopheles aconitus, i.e., Form B (Chiang Mai and Phet Buri strains) and Form C (Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son strains). Morphometric examination revealed the intraspecific variation with respect to the float width [36.77 ± 2.30 μm (Form C: Chiang Mai strain) = 38.49 ± 2.78 μm (Form B: Chiang Mai strain) = 39.06 ± 2.37 μm (Form B: Phet Buri strain) > 32.40 ± 3.52 μm (Form C: Mae Hong Son strain)] and number of posterior tubercles on deck [2.40 ± 0.52 (Form B: Phet Buri strain) = 2.70 ± 0.82 (Form B: Chiang Mai strain) < 3.10 ± 0.32 (Form C: Chiang Mai strain) = 3.20 ± 0.42 (Form C: Mae Hong Son strain)], whereas the surface topography of eggs among the three strains of two karyotypic forms were morphologically similar.