Fig 1.
Gross appearance of abnormalities involving fusion of the cane toad urinary bladder with other organs.
A) Urinary bladder fused to liver, note adjacent cysts on liver tissue and dark intrusion inside the lumen of the urinary bladder. B) Urinary bladder fused to mesentery via thin string, note adjacent cysts on mesentery. C) Urinary bladder fused to Spirurid cyst on stomach wall.
Fig 2.
Histology of the cane toad urinary bladder walls containing acanthocephalans.
A) Cystacanth larva within the bladder wall, note spines inverted. B) Everted acanthocephalan spines embedded in inflammatory cells. Both images are focus-stacked from three photographs to maximize depth of field.