Morphological observations on Pentatrichomonas hominis, Enteromonas hominis and Rodentolepis nana

The Royal Hobart Hospital is the Tasmanian state reference centre for Parasitology. In this capacity, it receives a large number of specimens for parasitic investigations on an annual basis. The experiences gained in morphological observations of a number of parasites have been great, and this short report is intended to convey such experiences with regard to three specifi c intestinal parasites, these being Pentatrichomonas hominis, Enteromonas hominis and Rodentolepis nana.