Table 4.
Species | Size | Morphological features | Refs |
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Eucoleus aerophilus | 60-85 μm long 25-40 μm wide |
Bipolar plugs asymmetrical, outer shell densely striated and with presence of a network of anastomosing ridges | [37,93,105] |
Eucoleus boehmi | 50-60 μm long 30-35 μm wide |
Tiny pits on the surface of the egg wall | [37,90,93] |
Trichuris spp. | 70-80 μm long 30-50 μm wide |
Symmetrical, presence of ringed thickening at the base of the bipolar plugs, smooth egg wall | [93,131] |
Aoncotheca putorii | 56-72 μm long 23-32 μm wide |
Bipolar plugs asymmetrical, sides of shell wall nearly parallel, longitudinal network of anastomosing ridges on shell wall surface | [37,93] |