Fernand, V. S. V.

3 publications

Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
1951The histology of the pituitary and the adrenal glands of the dugong. (Dugong Dugung).
Ceylon Jour. Med. Sci. (D) 8(2): 57-62. Pls. 1-2. June 1951.
—The dugong's pituitary is compared with those of T. manatus and T. inunguis; its adrenals are found to be small. Histochemical reactions are also discussed.
Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
1953The teeth of the dugong.
Ceylon Jour. Sci. (B) 25(2): 139-147. Pls. 28-30. Oct. 10, 1953.
—Notes that five to six cheek teeth are present; the tusks are thought to "serve no useful purpose"; jaw movement is probably lateral; the enamel is simple; the dentine is tubular (orthodentine); and the cementum is lamellar. Also describes vestigial incisors and the distribution of enamel on the teeth.
Crusz, Hilary; Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
1954The trematode parasites of the dugong with descriptions of two new monostomes and histopathological changes in the host.
Jour. Parasitol. 40(1): 499-507. 2 pls.
—Descriptions of Lankatrema mannarense, n.gen.n.sp., and Taprobanella bicaudata, n.gen.n.sp., from Ceylon dugongs, and a synopsis of known dugong trematodes.