<i>: Cross section of a male </i>Capillaria hepatica<i> in liver tissue, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&amp;E). Note the presence of the intestine (blue arrow) and the coiled sections of the testes (black arrows).</i>
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/hepaticcapillariasis/">https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/hepaticcapillariasis/</a>  <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/hepaticcapillariasis/images/1/C_hepatica_eggs_200x_HB.jpg">https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/hepaticcapillariasis/images/1/C_hepatica_eggs_200x_HB.jpg</a> synonym: <i>Calodium hepaticum</i>