PARA3002 Helmith EOS spot-test (Nematodes, Trematodes, Cestodes)

Specimens to identify.

Identify specimen. Found in dead dog’s intestine during autopsy

Ancylostoma caninum

Identify specimen. Found in human faecal sample.

L3 Strongyloide.

Identify specimen(s). Dog heart autopsy

Dirofilaria immitis

Identify specimen: Found in dog blood.

Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae

Identify: Found in puppy intestine.

Toxocara canis adult

Identify: From Cane Toad lung.

Rhabdia bufonis (parthenogenic)

Identify: Found free living in an environment containing frogs.

Rhabdias bufonis adult. Male left, female right.

Identify: Found in sheep intestine.

Strongyloides.

Identify: Found in blue-tongue lizard lung.

Pneumonema Tiliquae

Identify: Found in bush rat intestine.

Syphacia sp.

Identify: Found in large intestine of dog.

Trichuris sp.

Identify: Found in the muscle of a pig.

Trichonella spiralis.

Identify: Found in Cormorant intestine

Enchinoparyhium sp.

Identify: Found on sheep liver.

Fasciola hepatica adult.

Identify: Found in mouse blood vessel. Which is which sex

Schistosoma sp. adult. Thick male, thin female.

Identify: Found in water rate intestine.

Notocotylus sp. adult.

Identify: Found in water.

Fasciola hepatica miracidium

Identify: Found in snail tissue

Fasciola hepatica sporocyst

Identify: Found in water.

Schistosoma sp. cercaria

Identify: Found in water.

Fasciola hepatica cercaria

Identify: Found in dog intestine.

Diplyidium caninum adult.

This is from Diplyidium caninum. Which is mature and which is gravid?

Top mature, bottom gravid.

Identify: Found in beetle body cavity.

Hymenolepis diminuta cyst.

Identify: Found in dog intestine

Echinococcus granulosus adult

Identify: Found in sheep viscera

Echinococcus granulosus hydatid sand.

Identify: Found in sheep muscle

Taenia ovis cysticercus.

Identify: Found in dog intestine

Spirometra erinacei adult

Identify: Found in dog intestine

Spirometra erinacei adult segment.