RVC/FAO guide to Veterinary Parasitology
Pig eggs: Macracanthorhynchus
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Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
Length 90-110 µm
Width 50-56 µm
Wall with three layers, second dark brown, irregularly pitted
Embryonated, larval acanthor with 4 large hooks and many small hooks anteriorly, remainder of body spinous

 

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