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This document provides a detailed description and images of various parasites, potentially as a lab report. Images of different parasitic species are included with brief descriptions of their features; e.g., shape, size.

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# Parasites ## Page 1 | Image | Description | |---|---| | Boophilus annulatus - larva | A single tick larva. | | Diphyllobothrium sp. - plerocercoids | A thin, elongated worm with a pointed tail. | | Dicrocoelium dendriticum | A small, dark worm with a blunt head and a pointed tail. | | Raediae a...

# Parasites ## Page 1 | Image | Description | |---|---| | Boophilus annulatus - larva | A single tick larva. | | Diphyllobothrium sp. - plerocercoids | A thin, elongated worm with a pointed tail. | | Dicrocoelium dendriticum | A small, dark worm with a blunt head and a pointed tail. | | Raediae and cercariae | Multiple small, dark worms with a pointed tail. | | Paragonimus westermani (trematode) eggs | Many small, round, dark eggs. | | Schistosoma mansoni - miracidiae | Multiple small, dark, round worms with cilia. | | Taenia pisiformis - mature segment | A long, thin segment of a tapeworm with a rounded head and a long tail. | | Toxoplasma gondii - bradyzoites | Many small, round, dark parasites within a cell. | | Sarcocystis sp. - cyst | A large, oval parasite with a dark center. | | Eimeria stiedae | Many small, round, red parasites within a cell. | | Trypanosoma sp. - trypomastigote | A single, long, thin parasite with a pointed tail. | | Moniezia expansa - mature segment | Multiple small, round, white parasites within a cell. | ## Page 2 | Image | Description | |---|---| | Leishmania sp. promastigote | A single, long, thin parasite with a pointed tail and a rounded head. | | Chabertia ovina | A thick, round worm with a blunt head. | | Taenia pisiformis - scolex | A section of a tapeworm with a rounded head and four suckers. | | Dipylidium caninum - gravid segment | A section of a tapeworm with a rounded head and multiple proglottids. | | Diphyllobothrium sp. scolex | A section of a tapeworm with a rounded head and two rows of hooks. | | Taenia pisiformis - cysticercus | A small, round parasite with a dark center. | | Taeniid eggs | Multiple small, round, dark eggs. | | Echinococcus granulosus - hydatid sand | White, small, round objects resembling sand. | | Diphyllobothrium sp. - mature segment | Numerous small, round, dark-colored segments of a tapeworm. | | Echinococcus granulosus - hydatid cyst | A large, spherical cyst with a dark center. | | Echinococcus granulosus - adult | A small tapeworm with a rounded head and a few proglottids. | | Taenia pisiformis - gravid segment | A section of a tapeworm with a rounded head and multiple proglottids. | ## Page 3 | Image | Description | |---|---| | Dipylidium caninum - mature segment | A long, thin segment of a tapeworm with a rounded head and a long tail. | | Paramphistomum sp. | A small, oval parasite with a dark center. | | Dermacentor andersoni - adult female | A single tick with eight legs. | | Marshallagia marshalli - male | A long, thin worm with a pointed tail. | | Fasciola hepatica | A large, flat parasite with a dark center. | | Trichostrongylus sp. - male | A long, thin worm with a pointed tail. | | Schistosoma mansoni - male | A long, thin worm with a pointed tail. | | Schistosoma mansoni - female | A long, thin worm with a pointed tail. | | Ascaridia galli - male | A long, thin worm with a pointed tail. | | Dirofilaria immitis - microfilaria | Numerous small, thin worms. | | Strongyloids sp. Larva | A small, thin worm with a pointed tail. |

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