Trichinella spiralis (continued)
ADULT
SIZE
MALE: About 1.5 mm .
FEMALE: 3 to 4 mm.
SHAPE: Slender tapering to a large posterior end.
COLOR: Colorless.
MALE: Has two caudal appendages.
RHABDITIFORM LARVAE
SIZE: 6 x 100 mcm.
SHAPE: Coiled.
COLOR: Colorless.
IN STRIATED MUSCLE: Surrounded by a longitudinal capsule.
Figure 4-26. Stages of Trichinella spiralis.
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