Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Continued)
OVA
SIZE: 40 x 25 mcm.
SHAPE: Oval (race track).
COLOR: Light brown.
OPERCULUM: Present, indistinct.
CONTENT: Miracidium.
ADULT
SIZE: 5 to 12 mm long by 1.5 to 2.5 mm wide (medium).
SHAPE: Elongated, lancet.
COLOR: Transparent.
INTESTINAL CECA: Straight.
TESTES: Shallow lobed and oblique; found in anterior half of the body.
Figure 3-23. Stages of Dicrocoelium dendriticum.
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