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**a '''buccal cavity'''
**a '''buccal cavity'''
**'''teeth''' or '''cutting plates'''
**'''teeth''' or '''cutting plates'''
=== Feeding Habits ===
=== Feeding Habits ===
*Others suck a plug of mucosa into the buccal cavity (plug feeders), leaving a circular ulcer
*Others suck a plug of mucosa into the buccal cavity (plug feeders), leaving a circular ulcer
*Yet others bury their heads deep into the mucosa and suck blood
*Yet others bury their heads deep into the mucosa and suck blood
=== General Life-Cycle ===
=== General Life-Cycle ===
*The basic life-cycle is very simple:
*The basic life-cycle is very simple:
**egg → L1 → L2 → L3 → L4 → adult
egg → L1 → L2 → L3 → L4 → adult
*With a moult in between each larval stage
*With a moult in between each larval stage
*But there are many variations on this theme
*But there are many variations on this theme
=== Nematode Eggs ===
=== Nematode Eggs ===
These vary greatly in appearance and are very useful for diagnosis as they can often be detected and counted in faecal samples
*These vary greatly in appearance and are very useful for diagnosis as they can often be detected and counted in faecal samples
*NOTE: we use the typical '''strongyle''' egg to provide us with a yard-stick for comparing sizes. A "large egg", for example, means larger than a strongyle egg. A typical strongyle egg is approximately '''80µm''' long
NOTE: we use the typical '''strongyle''' egg to provide us with a yard-stick for comparing sizes. A "large egg", for example, means larger than a strongyle egg. A typical strongyle egg is approximately '''80µm''' long
== Nematode Superfamilies ==
== Nematode Superfamilies ==
NOTE: the Trichostrongyloidea, Strongyloidea and hookworms are very closely related, and are often collectively known as '''"the strongyles"'''. Typically, they produce almost identical eggs, called '''"typical strongyle eggs"'''.
NOTE: the Trichostrongyloidea, Strongyloidea and hookworms are very closely related, and are often collectively known as '''"the strongyles"'''. Typically, they produce almost identical eggs, called '''"typical strongyle eggs"'''.
'''NON-BURSATE'''
'''NON-BURSATE'''