Echinococcus sp. degenerating protoscolex (immature scolex) and free hooks in a Giemsa-stained preparation from a liver cyst. We cannot tell which Echinococcus species is present from the image alone, but it is most likely E. granulosus, as it is the most common species infecting humans and typically forms liver cysts.
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