Abstract:Different sizes of Onchidium strumas were divided into three groups, which were below 8 g, 8-18 g and upward of 18 g group. The histological structure and the number of 5HT and substance P positive cells in stomachcaeca of different sizes of Onchidium strumas were observed by histology and immunohistochemical methods. The results showed that histologically, two types of villis, spindly and non-spindly, were found in stomach caeca of Onchidium strumas. The percentage of nonspindly villis was reduced with body weight of Onchidium strumas increasing. The much more spindly villis were distributed in upward of 18 g Onchidium strumas. The percentage of spindly villis (66%) was about twofold more than non-spindly villis (34%) in upward of 18 g group. Numerous 5-HT cells and substance P were detected in the epithelial mucosa of Onchidium strumas stomach caeca villis, especially in non-spindly villis. The percentage of positive non-spindly villis of both 5-HT and substance P were 10 times more than that of spindly villis. The number of positive cells of both 5-HT and substance P in stomach caeca were significantly increased in a weightdependent manner, from below 8 g to unward of 18 g group. The amount of 5-HT in upward of 18 g group (112.82 ind/cm2) was about 3fold more than that inbelow 8 g (34.8 ind/cm2), meanwhile, the amount of substance P in upward of 18 g group(177.48 ind/cm2) was about 3.5 fold more of that in below 8 g (51.08 ind/cm2). The amount of substance P was higher than that of 5-HT in three groups, and increased with weight.