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Kidney appears somewhat swollen and patchy due to presence of trematode metacercaria (arrowed).

Host: 

bluegill

Host tissue: 

kidney

Photographer / Illustrator: 

Stephen Atkinson

Pathogen life stage: 

metacercaria

Image type: 

Regular photograph
Bluegill with trematode metacercaria (arrowed) in its kidney.
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