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[Endolimax nana] [Entamoeba coli] [Entamoeba hartmanni] [Entamoeba polecki] [Iodamoeba buetschlii]

Mature cysts of Endolimax nana have 4 nuclei with large, blot-like karyosomes and do not have chromatoid bodies.  The cysts measure 6 to 8 µm (range 5 to 10 µm).

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A: Line drawing of an E. nana cyst.
B: E. nana cyst in a direct wet mount, under differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy.

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C: E. nana cyst in a direct wet mount stained with iodine.