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== General Appearance ==
*Bursate.
*Relatively short (typically 1-5cm) but stout.
*Heads often have characteristic features.
== General Life-Cycle ==
Like that of the trichostrongyloids (eggs are also 'typical strongyle eggs'), but:
*L3 → L4 → adult (typically occurs in the large intestine).
*Larvae penetrate into mucosal wall and elicit nodule formation.
*Larvae of some species migrate around the body.
*Prepatent period varies between species from 3weeks to 6+ months.
[[Strongylus vulgaris]]
[[Strongylus vulgaris]]