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Panels A and B show the surface ofjaponicum a S. mansoni egg imaged with high resolution scanning electron microscopy illustrating that the surface is completely covered with filaments or microspines. Figures C and D show similar observations of S. japonicum. The microspines on the surface of S. japonicum are shorter and the surface is covered with an additional filamentous matrix.
