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PARASITES
NEMATODES



The Pin-Worms

Oxyuris equi - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

General Apperance

  • Non-bursate.
  • Female tail long and tapering.
  • Pharynx is double-bulbed.


General Life-Cycle

  • Direct and non-migratory.
  • Live in the large intestine.
  • Eggs are deposited on perineal skin.
  • Eggs are asymmetrical and have an operculum at one end.