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[Fasciola gigantica] [Fasciola hepatica]

Adults of Fasciola hepatica are large and broadly-flattened, measuring up to 30 mm long and 15 mm wide.  The anterior end is cone-shaped, unlike the rounded anterior end of Fasciolopsis buski.  Adults reside in the bile ducts of the liver in the definitive host.

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A: Unstained adult of F. hepatica fixed in formalin.
B: Adult of F. hepatica stained with carmine.