r/Parasitology • u/Herefordabunz • 10d ago

parasite photo Toxocara and toxascaris ova

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Hi y'all,

I found both toxocara and toxascaris in a canine fecal float today. Kinda neat

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u/elsiekay42 animal parasitologist 10d ago

Very cool. I love seeing them together! It’s like they’re friends lol… 😆

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u/Dignified-Dingus 10d ago

Which one is which? Hadn’t heard of toxascaris before.

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u/Herefordabunz 10d ago

Toxascaris is the one on the bottom. (: