Capillaria Philippinensis Typical type female

Eggs arranged in a single row

Capillaria Philippinensis fertilized egg/ova

Shape: peanut or guitar with flat mucous plugs

Capillaria Philippinensis adult male

chitinized spicule

Capillaria Philippinensis
CN pudoc worm or mystery disease IS larval stages found in freshwater fish (bagsit, birot, ipon) DS larval stage eggs MOT ingestion of improperly cooked fish (w/ larva) Natural hosts migratory birds Stichosome row of secretory cells (stichiocytes) Autoreinfection can occur

Bagsang
Intermediate host of Capillaria Philippinensis

Bagsit

Bactu

Dulong

Birot

Bagsit