Ascaris lumbricoides (continued)
OVA
DECORTICATED
SIZE: 35 x 50 mcm.
SHAPE: Oval to round.
COLOR: Hyaline.
OPERCULUM: None.
CORTICATED
SIZE: 45 x 60 mcm.
SHAPE: Oval, elongated, somewhat rectangular.
COLOR: Brown cortication, hyaline shell wall.
OPERCULUM: None.
CONTENT: Yolk mass.
FERTILIZED: Organized; pulled away from wall.
UNFERTILIZED: Disorganized; fills the shell.
ADULT
SIZE
MALE: 15 to 30 cm.
FEMALE: 20 to 35 cm.
SHAPE: Round and slender, male has curved tail.
COLOR: Creamy-white with a pinkish cast.
BUCCAL STRUCTURES: Three lips.
Figure 4-4. Stages of Ascaris lumbricoides. (continued)
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