Family: BRACHYLAEMIDAE(HARMOSTOMIDAE) Flashcards
1
Q
Genera of BRACHYLAEMIDAE
A
Postharmostomum
Brachylaemus
2
Q
Host: turkey, pigeon, guinea fowl
Site: ceca
I. H.: Eulota similaris(snail)
A
Postharmostomum commutatus/ gallinarum
3
Q
Host: pig
Site: small intestine
Intermediate Host: Subulina and Xerophila spp (snail)
A
Postharmostomum suis
4
Q
Host: fowl, turkey, pigeon
Site: ceca
Morphology: uterus coiled with ascending and descending branches
A
Brachylaemus commutatus
5
Q
Pathogenesis of Brachylaemidae
A
Inflammation of the cecal mucosa;
P. suis is a blood sucker but is apparently not very pathogenic
