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1. TREMATODA Fasciolopsis buski

5. The adult flukes range in size: 20 to 75 mm by 8 to 20 mm. Fasciolopsis Buski adult; approximate length = 50 mm

6. Typical gymnocephalus cercaria of a fascioliid. This is a ventral view showing the spherical acetabulum framed by the two branches of the caeca. This Fasciolopsis buski cercaria is indistinguishable from the cercaria of Fasciola hepatica . 100x

7. This photo is to compare the sizes of Fasciolopsis buski (left) and Fasciola hepatica (right), 2x.

10. Life cycle

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