Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Schistosoma japonicum
Egg
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Egg; light yellowish-brown; smaller than S. mansoni; speroidal; non-operculate; minute lateral spine or knob near one end of the egg; in some strains absent; miracidium
Size: 70 - 100 x 55 - 65 μm
A Shell
B Knob
C Miracidium