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Schistosomiasis
[Schistosoma mansoni] [S. haematobium]
[S. japonicum] [S. mekongi] [S. intercalatum]
S. japonicum egg S. japonicum egg
A B

A, B: Schistosoma japonicum egg.  The egg is typically oval and has a vestigial spine, which is better shown in Figure BSchistosoma japonicum eggs are smaller (68 to 100 µm by 45 to 80 µm) than those of the other species.

 

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