Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Paragonimus westermani
Egg
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Egg; ovoid; brownish-yellow; unembryonated; thickened shell at aboperculated end; operculum and opercular shoulder
Size: 80 - 120 x 45 - 70 μm
A Shell
B Operculum
C 'Shoulder'
D Cells
E Thickened shell