Metagonimus yokogawai

Metagonimus yokogawai. Adult worm (carmine stain, scanning power). A minute fluke of the human small intestine, it usually measures 1to 2 mm in length. The most prominent feature of this fluke is the deflection of the ventral sucker to the right of the midline where it is closely associated. with the opening of the genital pore. The testes are large, diagonal to each other, and stain bright red in this preparation; the smaller ovary is anterior to them. The uterus is filled with brown-staining eggs.