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Fig. 1 | The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

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From: Morphological and histopathological studies of Thelandros chalcidae (Oxyuroidea: Pharyngodonidae) infecting Chalcides ocellatus from Egypt

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ac, fh Photomicrograph of T. chalcidiae showing a Whole worm with mouth (M) followed by esophagus (OE) with esophageal bulb (EB) lead to long intestine (IN), cuticle with transverse striations (TS), scale bar = 200 µm. b Anterior extremity showing mouth (M), lips (L), esophagus (OE) and transverse striations (TS), scale bar = 50 µm. c High magnification showing cuticle with transverse striations (TS), scale bar = 5 µm. f Posterior extremity of female worm with tapered tail (T), anus (A), scale bars = 200 µm. g High magnifications of female tail region, scale bars = 50 µm h Posterior extremity of male worm with tail (T), scale bars = 200 µm. d, e, i Scanning electron micrographs of T. chalcidiae d Cephalic region showing mouth (M) with six lips (L), scale bar = 50 µm. e Midbody showing transverse striation (TS) and lateral alae (LA), scale bar = 50 µm. i Truncated posterior extremity of male worm with pointed tail (T), single spicule (SP), caudal papillae (PA) and cloaca (C) scale bar = 50 µm

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