Term
Clonorchis/Opisthorchis
eggs
Trematode |
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Definition
~30 microns
operculate
eggplant shaped
contains miracidium |
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Term
Fasciola hepatica/Fasciolopsis buski
egg
Trematode |
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Definition
~130-150 microns
rugby ball shaped
operculate (may be unidentifiable)
contain miracidium |
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Term
Paragonimus westermani
egg
Trematode |
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Definition
~ 90 microns
oddly shaped
distinguish from Schistosoma japonicum (may be a little longer)
operculate
miracidium |
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Term
Schistosoma mansoni
egg
Schistosome |
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Definition
~120-130 microns
sub terminal spike
contains miracidium
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Term
Schistosoma haematobium
egg
Schistosome |
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Definition
~120-130 microns
terminal spike
miracidium
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Term
Schistosoma japonicum
egg
miracidium
distinguish from Paragonimus westermani (rounder that paragonimus and non-operculate) |
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Definition
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Term
Hymenolopsis nana
egg
Cestode |
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Definition
~40 microns
onchosphere is on the center held by fibers
round to oval
fibers make the wall look thatched |
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Term
Hymenolopsis diminuta
Cestode
egg |
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Definition
~75 microns
off centered onchosphere
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Term
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Definition
~31-43 microns
will be the same as Echinococcus granulosus on the practicum
halo like wall |
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Term
Diphyllobothrium latum
egg
cestode |
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Definition
~60-65 microns
operculate, so don't confuse it with a trematode egg
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