Morphology

MORPHOLOGY OF DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM

Dicrocoelium dendriticum

  • Small fluke, 1.6 – 1 by 0.15 – 0.25 cm.
  • Body is elongate, lanceolate shape with smooth cuticle.
  • Oral sucker is smaller than the ventral sucker.
  • Intestinal caeca are simple, not reaching the posterior end of the body.
  • Testes are slightly lobed and are tandem in position just below the ventral sucker
  • Ovary is posterior to testes.
  • Uterus is quite distinct (filled with brown eggs) and coiled occupying the posterior part of the body.
  • Vitelline glands are restricted to mid lateral region.

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Dicrocoelium dendriticum

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