It measures approximately 55 microns in length. Identification?
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Schistosoma haematobium
Correction: Schistosoma intercalatum.
S. haematobium are shed in urine, S. intercalatum are shed in stool.
Enterobius vermicularis
E.vermicularis
Pinworm egg.
The 'spine' I think is an illusion; the size is most consistent with Enterobius.
Pinworm egg it looks flat on one side.
Enterobius vermicularis
[Red face]
I should have looked at the size - it's too small to be a schistosome egg.
Human Pinworm, Enterobius verminicularis, location, size and morphology are all spot on.
Enterobius vermicularis
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