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[Fasciolopsis buski]

Egg of Fasciolopsis buski.  These are practically indistinguishable from those of Fasciola hepatica.  The eggs are ellipsoidal, with a thin shell, and a usually small, indistinct operculum.  In this particular egg, the operculum is open.  Eggs range in size: 130 to 159 mm by 78 to 98 mm.  Image contributed by Georgia Division of Public Health.