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[Hymenolepis nana] [H. diminuta]

Egg of Hymenolepis diminuta.  These eggs are round or slightly oval, size 70 to 86 µm by 60 to 80 µm, with a striated outer membrane and a thin inner membrane.  The space between the membranes is smooth or faintly granular.  The oncosphere has six hooks.