Category:Oxyuroidea

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The Pin-Worms

Oxyuris equi - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

General Appearance

• 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.