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[Gnathostoma spinigerum, Gnathostoma hispidum]

Scanning electron micrographs of a Gnathostoma spinigerum female worm depicting the cuticular armature of the body surface.  The cuticular armature is important for identification of Gnathostoma spp.

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A	B

A: Head bulb.
B: Cuticular spines of the posterior body part.

Reference:

Scholtz T, Ditrich O. Scanning electron microscopy of the cuticular armature of the nematode Gnathastoma spingerum Owen, 1836 from Cats in Laos. J Helminthol 1990 Sep;64 (3):255-262.