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*'''''Is shaped like a tongue with an expanded anterior and transverse striations'''''
 
*'''''Is shaped like a tongue with an expanded anterior and transverse striations'''''
 
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||[[Crustacea#Linguatula serrata|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Summarise the life cycle of ''Linguatula serrata''.'''
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*'''''Adults inhabit the nasal passages of dogs (and sometimes cats)'''''
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*'''''Eggs are sneezed out or passed with the faeces and are swallowed by herbivores'''''
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*'''''Eggs hatch in the herbivore intestine and migrate to the mesenteric lymph nodes'''''
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*'''''Larvae encyst to become infective nymphs'''''
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*'''''When dogs eat uncooked viscera the nymphs crawl up the nasal cavity via the soft palate'''''
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|<big>'''What are the two species of sea lice of veterinary importance?'''
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*'''''Lepeophtheirus'''''
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*'''''Caligus'''''
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|<big>'''What do heavy infections of sea lice lead to?'''
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*'''''Epidermal abrasion'''''
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*'''''Haemorrhage'''''
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*'''''Immunosuppression'''''
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*'''''Decreased productivity'''''
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*'''''Death'''''
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