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[[Image:Habronema.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Habronema''from horse faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
 
*Contains a few species of veterinary significance (e.g. ''Habronema'' and ''Thelazia'').
 
*Contains a few species of veterinary significance (e.g. ''Habronema'' and ''Thelazia'').
 
*The male tail is a flat spiral.
 
*The male tail is a flat spiral.

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PARASITES
NEMATODES



Habronemafrom horse faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Contains a few species of veterinary significance (e.g. Habronema and Thelazia).
  • The male tail is a flat spiral.
  • Spicules are unequal.
  • Indirect life-cycle: female worm → small narrow larvated eggs → arthropod intermediate host.
  • Various predilection sites.