Biology 625
ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
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Morphologically similar eggs of three Platyhelminths

Diphyllobothrium latum
(feces; eggs 55-65 x 38-42 micrometers)
(numerous fish eating mammals)

Fasciola hepatica
(feces; 130-150 x 60-85 micrometers)
(numerous mammals, especially ruminants)

Paragonimus kellicotti
(feces; eggs 85-92 x 45-55)
(numerous mammals)

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Originals; photographs by S.J. Upton


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