Volume 17, Number 5—May 2011
Dispatch
Linguatula serrata Tongue Worm in Human Eye, Austria
Figure 1

Figure 1. Morphology of Linguatula serrata tongue worm. A) Ventral anterior end with hooks. B) Posterior end laterally with primordial uterus, genital porus, and intestine (note peristalsis). C) Dorsal anterior end with cuticular structures of apical papillae, chitinoid oral clasp, and insertions of oral muscles. D) Rows of spicules. Original magnification ×50 (A–C) or ×100 (D).