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== General Appearance ==
*Bursate
*Large buccal capsule
*Relatively short (typically 1-5cm) but stout
*Heads often have characteristic features - teeth or cutting plates
== 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 the mucosal wall and elicit nodule formation
**Larvae of some species migrate around the body
**Prepatent period varies between species from 3 weeks to over 6 months
[[Strongylus vulgaris]]
[[Peritoneal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In sheep|Peritonitis in sheep]] by penetration of intestines by larvae of ''Oesophagostomum columbianum''
''Strongylus edentatus'' and ''Strongylus equinus'' migrate through [[Peritoneal Cavity Parasitic - Pathology]]
''Stephanuris dentatus'' causes peritonitis in pigs [[Peritoneal Cavity Parasitic - Pathology]] and may cause cysts in the [[Pancreas Parasitic - Pathology|pancreas]]
''Syngamus laryngeus'' in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Syngamus laryngeus|larynx]] of cattle
[[Category:Bursate_Nematodes]]