Abstract
Reddy A. & Fried B. 1996. In vitro studies on intraspecific and interspecific chemical attraction in daughter rediae of Echinostoma trivolvis and E. caproni. International Journal for Parasitology 26: 1081–1085. In vitro pairing and aggregation studies on daughter rediae of Echinostoma trivolvis and E. caproni were done at 22°C in a Petri dish bioassay containing an agar substratum and a Locke's solution overlay. Pairing or aggregation was considered positive when rediae were in contact or within 1 mm of each other. Intraspecific and interspecific pairing or aggregation occurred in the bioassay when rediae were initially placed 5 or 10 mm apart. Movement of a single redia in the bioassay to a dialysis sac containing 1–10 rediae showed that intraspecific and interspecific pairing occurred in the absence of redial tactile stimulation. Movements of single rediae in the bioassay to agar plugs impregnated with redial excretory/secretory (ES) products occurred. The lipophilic fraction of the ES products was significantly more attractive than the hydrophilic fraction. The significance of redial chemical communication is not clear.
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