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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

Fig. 2

Cross sections of intestine of C. ocellatus naturally infected with T. chalcidiae showing: a Parasites penetrate along different intestinal layers. b Embedded worms which displaced the muscle fibers c Disintegration and erosion of muscularis and serosa layers with severe lymphocyte infiltration, d Fibrosis in connective tissue, degeneration and atrophy of villi. Arrowhead: erosion and disintegration, Arrow: burrowing of the parasites, scale bars = 200 µm

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