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Strongylus vulgaris (large strongyles), [1] commonly known as the blood worm, [2] is a common horse parasite in the phylum Nematoda. It looks like a long worm with a large biting mouth. They are usually reddish in color because of all the blood they take from the equine host. [1]
Strongylus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Strongylidae. [1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1] Species: [1] Strongylus edentatus (Looss, 1900) Strongylus equinus Müller, 1780; Strongylus vulgaris (Looss, 1900)
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Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the nematode called Strongyloides stercoralis, or sometimes the closely related S. fülleborni.These helminths belong to a group of nematodes called roundworms.
These have large buccal capsules and leaf-like structures known as corona radiata.Most of them infect the large intestine by oral ingestion of the larva. The superfamily consists of the Strongylidae (including the strongyles of equines), Chabertiidae (including the nodular worms), Syngamidae (including the gapeworms of birds) and Deletrocephalidae (of Rhea americana).
Strongylus may refer to: Strongylus, a genus of nematodes in the family Strongylidae; Strongylus Herbst, 1792, a genus of beetles in the family Nitidulidae, synonym ...
Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: . Larvae of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin; Glycera, a polychaete often used for fishing bait
Strongyloides westeri, commonly referred to as intestinal threadworm, is a species of small nematode parasite in the family Strongylidae.Strongyloides (from Greek strongylos, round, + eidos, resemblance) are commonly found in the small intestine of mammals (generally horses and monkeys, specifically foals), that are characterized by an unusual lifecycle (Larvae II, III) that involves one ...