Parasitic eggs that float in saturated saline

Fertilised eggs of the following Float in saturated saline:

Remember this Mnemonic:

He HATE Fertilised eggs

Hook worm = Ankylostoma / Necacator
Hymenolepis nana = dwarf tape worm
Ascaris lumbricoides = round worm
Trichuris trichura = whip worm
Enterobius vermicularis = pin worm



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