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Figure 2

From: Scanning electron microscopy observations of the hedgehog stomach worm, Physaloptera clausa (Spirurida: Physalopteridae)

Figure 2

Scanning electron micrographs showing anterior end of female Physaloptera clausa . A, Higher magnification of ciliated cervical papilla (CP), and a cluster of small papillae (P). Bar= 10 μm. B, Higher magnification of an abnormal ciliated cervical papilla (arrowhead), and cuticular transverse striations (TS). Bar= 20 μm. C, Higher magnification of the excretory pore (EP), and cuticular transverse striations (TS). Bar= 20 μm. D, Higher magnification of a single papilla (star), and cuticular transverse striations (TS). Bar= 7.5 μm.

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