Dicrocoelium dendriticum, egg
Dark brown, thick-shelled, slightly asymmetrical
eggs with operculum. 25-38 x 22-30 µm in size.
Eggs contain a fully developed miracidium,
identifiable by its two dark germ balls (clusters
of large, rounded germinal cells).
Sedimentation technique
Combined sedimentation-flotation technique*
(*Only when using flotation fluid with high specific gravity!)