Trichostrongylidae Flashcards
They are known as the twisted stomach worm, wireworm, and barber’s pole worm
Haemonchus contortus
Identify the predilection site twisted stomach worm
abomasum
known as the bankrupt worms or black scour worms
Trichostrongylus spp
Trichostrongylus spp predilection site
small intestine and stomach
Trichostrongylus spp in SI of cattle
T. longispicularis
Trichostrongylus spp present in SI or abomasum of ruminants
T. columbiformis
Trichostrongylus spp present in SI of sheep and goats
T. capricola
known as the brown stomach worm
Ostertagia /Teladorsagia
brown stomach worm of cattle
Ostertagia ostertagi
brown stomach worm of sheep
Teladorsagia circumcincta
Described as the watch spring-like posture due to the prominent longitudinal ridges which are transversely striated
Cooperia and Paracooperia
Paracooperia spp found in SI of buffaloes
Paracooperia nodulosa
Cooperia and Paracooperia host and predilection site
ruminants; SI
these are intertwined slender worms appear like a “cotton wool”
nematodirus
They have the same pathogenicity as Haemonchus but milder
Mecistocirrus
known as the red stomach worm of pigs
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Hosts and predilection sites of Ornithostrongylus
crop, proventriculus, and small intestine of pigeons
Trichostrongylidae spp found in the stomach of cat, fox, and pigs
Ollulanus tricuspis
trichostrongyles in small intestine of rodents
Nippostrongylus muris
trichostrongyles in stomach of rabbits
Obeliscoides cuniculi
trichostrongyles in proventriculus of ostrich
Libyostrongylus douglasii
trichostrongyles with cross shaped telamon
Ornithostrongylus