PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY 4 - Trematodes

USTMED ’07 Sec C – AsM; Photos provided by JV.N.

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM

Schistosomiasis: Spleen

Schistosoma japonicum ova in human brain

Schistosoma japonicum ova in intestine

Schistosoma japonicum female

Schistosoma japonicum ova in liver

Schistosomiasis Appendix
Schistosoma japonicum male
Schistosoma japonicum
in copula: adult
schistosomes live in
pairs in the portal
system and in
mesenteric venules;
adults of S.japonicum
are bigger than adults
of S.mansoni. Males are
12-20 mm in length and
0.5 mm wide, and have
a ventral infolding from
the ventral sucker to the posterior end forming the gynecophoric
canal. Adult male with female in the copulatory groove. male

female

S. japonicum: females are slender (0.3 mm in diameter) and

longer (up to 26 mm in length), and are held in the gynecophoric
canal during copulation. Each female may lay up to 2000-3000
eggs per day.

S. Japonicum: Males are 12-20 mm in length and 0.5 wide, and

have a ventral infolding from the ventral sucker to the posterior
end forming the gynecophoric canal.
Schistosoma japonicum copula w.m.
Schistosoma japonicum, cercaria
SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI

Schistosoma mansoni, male and

female adults, carmine stain. The
schistosomes are the only human
trematodes with separate sexes. The
long slender female lies within the
gynecophoral canal of the more
The cercaria emerge and penetrate the skins of humans who are in direct robus male. Several small testes in
contact with snail-infested water. the anterior portion of the male
worm may be seen. These flukes live
in blood vessels of the human host,
as do all the other schistosomes.
Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosoma japonicum

Schistosoma japonicum cercariae. (feces; eggs 75-95 x 45-65 micrometers)

Lateral knob
Schistosoma spp.: cercarae are
the infective forms. They
measure about 500 micron.
After encountering the skin,
the cercariae penetrate and
lose the tail transforming into
schistosomulae. Observe the
tail of the cercaria that is why
they are known as forked tailed Schistosoma mansoni
cercaria (arrow). (feces; eggs 115-175 x 45-70 micrometers)
Lateral Spine
Schistosoma japonicum ova

1 2 Schistosoma haematobium

The S. japonicum egg is smaller than those of S.mansoni and S. (urine; eggs 115-170 x 45-65 micrometers)
haematobium. It is ovoid and has a thin, clear shell and a small Terminal spine
spine or hook on its lateral margin that may be inconspicuous and
difficult to see (Fig 1). This egg, like the other schistosome eggs,
contains a miracidium when passed in feces. The eggs of this
species frequently have fecal debris adhering to their surface,
making their surface, making identification more difficult.

Schistosoma japonicum (feces; eggs 75-95 x 45-65 micrometers)

Embryonated ova with lateral knob
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