Parasites and health [Last Modified: ]
Intestinal parasites: Comparative morphology

Figure 5
Trematode Eggs Found in Stool Specimens of Humans

Trematodes
Clonorchis sinensis egg Opisthorchis viverrini egg Paragonimus westermani egg Nanophyetus salmincola egg
Clonorchis
sinensis		 Opisthorchis
viverrini		 Paragonimus
westermani1		 Nanophyetus
salmincola
Schistosoma japonicum egg Schistosoma mekongi egg Schistosoma mansoni egg Schistosoma intercalatum egg
Schistosoma japonicum Schistosoma mekongi Schistosoma
mansoni		 Schistosoma
intercalatum
Schistosoma haematobium egg Fasciola hepatica egg Fasciolopsis buski egg Echinostoma egg
Schistosoma
haematobium2		 Fasciola
hepatica		 Fasciolopsis
buski		 Echinostoma
spp.

Scale

 ____________
100 µm

1Usually found in respiratory specimens.
2Usually passed in urine.

 
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