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Table 2 Summary of schistosome collections by species covering both legacy collections of laboratory-passaged schistosomes in liquid nitrogen and recent (field) collections on FTA/ethanol

From: The research contribution of the Schistosomiasis Collection at the Natural History Museum (SCAN): highlights, challenges and future directions

Species

Legacy

Recent field collections

Miracidia

Total

Adult worms*

Adult worms

Cercariae

Eggs

Schistosoma bovis

359

213

8370

71

1130

9784

Schistosoma curassoni

79

30

335

 

941

1306

Schistosoma guiniensis

109

5

   

5

Schistosoma haematobium

550

 

8956

957

187,183

197,096

Schistosoma intercalatum

86

    

0

Schistosoma japonicum

25

955

17,120

 

1917

19,992

Schistosoma mansoni

1060

122

31,673

245

141,280

173,320

Schistosoma margrebowiei

146

    

0

Schistosoma mattheei

117

 

240

  

240

Schistosoma rodhaini

60

 

34

  

34

Schistosoma sp.

879

 

27,671

35

22,569

50,275

Schistosoma spindale

3

    

0

Trematoda

  

12,264

 

16

12,280

 

3473

1325

106,663

1308

355,036

464,332

  1. *Specimen lots of adult worms from legacy collection