Intestinal Parasites: Comparative Morphology

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Figure 4
Nematode and Cestode Eggs Found in Stool Specimens of Humans

Nematodes

Capillaria philippinensis egg Enterobius vermicularis egg Trichuris trichiura egg Ascaris lumbricoides fertile egg Ascaris lumbricoides infertile egg Hookworm egg Trichostrongylus egg

Capillaria
philippinensis Enterobius
vermicularis Trichuris
trichiura Ascaris
lumbricoides
fertile Ascaris
lumbricoides
infertile Hookworm Trichostrongylus
spp.

Cestodes

Taenia egg Hymenolepis nana egg Hymenolepis diminuta egg Diphyllobothrium latum egg Dipylidium caninum egg packet

Taenia
spp. Hymenolepis
nana Hymenolepis
diminuta Diphyllobothrium
latum Dipylidium
caninum

Scale
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50 µm

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