Non-Human elements - Mushroom Spores

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Mushroom spores may be confused with small helminth eggs.

Spores of predominantly dietaty origin can frequently be seen in human fecal specimens.

This is the spore of an edible mushroom. Due to the size and shape of this small spore, it could be confused with a helminth egg.

The lack of internal structure, flattened side and small size (23 mm x 13 mm) distinguishes it from the pinworm egg.

The absence of an operculum distinguishes it from a trematode egg.