Abstract
Whereas glass beads are encapsulated by cells within 3 days after implantation into the abdominal cavity of Gambusia affinis, cysts of Stictodora lari in the same site are not encapsulated until 21–23 days after infection. The achievement of encystment in vitro demonstrated that the initial cyst wall is of parasite origin and fluorescent antibody methods showed that it does not mimic fish tissue in composition. Cysts formed in vivo have material, presumably of fish origin, associated with the cyst wall, as do living and fixed in vitro cysts following implantation. It is considered that cysts are not encapsulated for some weeks after infection because they are disguised as host tissue by material of fish origin associated with the cyst wall. An alternative explanation is proposed if the fish material does not have this functional role; the presence of spikes on the initial cyst wall may form an unsatisfactory substrate for the attachment of cells.
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