Dear Colleagues, eggs of approx. 120×60 micrm size were freshly floated from a 6-month-old heifer's intestinal content. They do not resemble to any other eggs previously seen in our lab. What could they be? Artifacts or something of significance? Any suggestions on genera or species would be welcome. Thank you in advance!
Hi , it looks like Bunostomum Phlebotomum egg but yours is little bit big or it can be belong to mecistocirrus digitatus. Try to culture the fecal sample to get the larvae. Good luck.
According to their size, structure and shape they can be Marshallagia
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Dear Bourhane Bentounsi , you are quite right. I have similar data regarding Marshallagia`s egg size and, yes, there must be space between membranes (not on the poles). Now I can`t remember what made me offer this species. Lack of attention, probably. Yet how about Mecistocirrus? 0.11-0.13 mm x 0.05-0.06 mm
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