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Created page with '=== '''''HETERAKIS GALLINAE''''' === *An atypical ascarid. *Lives in the caeca. *1.5cm long, relatively slender and has a pointed tail. (Thus, it does not look like an ascarid, b…'
=== '''''HETERAKIS GALLINAE''''' ===
*An atypical ascarid.
*Lives in the caeca.
*1.5cm long, relatively slender and has a pointed tail. (Thus, it does not look like an ascarid, but is otherwise typical of the group).
*Eggs similar to those of ''Ascaridia''.
*Life-cycle is non-migratory.
*Earthworms can act as transport hosts.
*This worm is not very pathogenic – its main importance is as the '''vector of ''Histomonas meleagridis''''', the protozoan parasite that causes 'blackhead'.
*Another species of ''Heterakis'' is a serious pathogen of pheasants. This burrows deeply into the caecal mucosa causing nodule formation, leading to weight-loss and death.
[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Poultry_Nematodes]]
*An atypical ascarid.
*Lives in the caeca.
*1.5cm long, relatively slender and has a pointed tail. (Thus, it does not look like an ascarid, but is otherwise typical of the group).
*Eggs similar to those of ''Ascaridia''.
*Life-cycle is non-migratory.
*Earthworms can act as transport hosts.
*This worm is not very pathogenic – its main importance is as the '''vector of ''Histomonas meleagridis''''', the protozoan parasite that causes 'blackhead'.
*Another species of ''Heterakis'' is a serious pathogen of pheasants. This burrows deeply into the caecal mucosa causing nodule formation, leading to weight-loss and death.
[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Poultry_Nematodes]]