Schistosoma haematobium
Adult female
- Adult female measure 2.0-2.5 x 0.025 cm.
- Cylindrical shape with pointed ends
- Smooth integument.
- The oral and ventral sucker near the anterior ends are of equl size.
- Elongate ovary situated in posterior half of body.
- Long,voluminous uterus contain 20-30 ova.
Adult male
- Adult male measure 1.3 x 0.9 cm.
- Finely tuberculate integument.
- Note: A ventral gynecophoric canal.
- 4-5 large testes situated dorsal and posterior to the ventral sucker.
- Intestinal ceca unite late,united intestine short.
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