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{{Taxobox
|name = Haemonchus
|kingdom = Animalia
|phylum = [[:Category:Nematodes|Nematoda]]
|class = Sercernentea
|sub-class = Rhabditia
|order = Strongylida
|super-family =
|family = [[:Category:Trichostrongyloidea|Trichostrongyloidea]]
|sub-family =
|genus = Haemonchus
|species = '''''H. Contortus/ H. placei, H. Longistipes, H. similis'''''
}}

{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Species
| Also known as:
|-
| ''Haemonchus contortus''
| '''Barber's pole worm <br>''Haemonchus placei''
|-
| ''Haemonchus longistipes''
| '''Camel stomach worm
|-
| ''Haemonchus similis''
|.
|}


''Haemonchus'' is a genus which includes the species; ''Haemonchus contortus'', ''Haemonchus similis,'' and ''Haemonchus longistipes''.

''Haemonchus contortus'' is by far currently the most prevalent species under the ''Haemonchus'' genus, and seen commonly within the UK. The other two are of importance within the UK, but to a lesser extent.

==''[[Haemonchus contortus]]''==


==''Haemonchus longistipes''==

{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Camel stomach worm
|-
| Predilection site
|'''Abomasum
|-
|}
{{Taxobox
|name = Haemonchus
|kingdom = Animalia
|phylum = [[:Category:Nematodes|Nematoda]]
|class = Sercernentea
|sub-class = Rhabditia
|order = Strongylida
|super-family =
|family = [[:Category:Trichostrongyloidea|Trichostrongyloidea]]
|sub-family =
|genus = Haemonchus
|species = '''''H. Contortus/ H. placei, H. Longistipes, H. similis'''''
}}
===Hosts===

Camel

===Life Cycle===
As for ''[[Haemonchus contortus#Life Cycle|H. contortus]].''

===Identification===
These are relatively small worms, with the males being around 10-20mm, and the females 18-30mm.


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==''Haemonchus similis''==

{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Predilection site
|'''Abomasum
|-
|}
{{Taxobox
|name = Haemonchus
|kingdom = Animalia
|phylum = [[:Category:Nematodes|Nematoda]]
|class = Sercernentea
|sub-class = Rhabditia
|order = Strongylida
|super-family =
|family = [[:Category:Trichostrongyloidea|Trichostrongyloidea]]
|sub-family =
|genus = Haemonchus
|species = '''''H. Contortus/ H. placei, H. Longistipes, H. similis'''''
}}
===Identification===
The adults are red in colour and around 2-3 cm in length.

The male has a dorsal lobe, which is longer than those seen in ''H. contortus''. He also has barbed spicules, which are shorter than in ''H. contortus''.

===Life Cycle===

As for ''[[Haemonchus contortus#Life Cycle|H. contortus]].''

===Hosts===
Cattle, deer.


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