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[Endolimax nana] [Entamoeba coli] [Entamoeba hartmanni] [Entamoeba polecki] [Iodamoeba buetschlii]

Mature cysts of Entamoeba hartmanni have 4 nuclei and elongated chromatoid bodies with rounded ends.  Cysts of E. hartmanni measure usually 6 to 8 µm (range 5 to 10 µm) and are smaller than those of E. histolytica (10 to 20 µm).

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A: Line drawing of an E. hartmanni cyst.
B: E. hartmanni cyst in a wet mount stained with iodine.