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== General Appearance ==
 
== General Appearance ==
 
[[Image:Strongylus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Strongylus'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
 
[[Image:Strongylus.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Strongylus'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
Strongyloid nematodes share a a number of morphological features. They are bursate, meaning that the males have a copulatory bursa.
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Strongyloid nematodes share a a number of morphological features. They are bursate, meaning that the males have a copulatory bursa. They are realtively short, typically 1 - 5mm, but stout in appearance with a large buccal capsule at the anterior end. The head or anterior also usually carries characteristic features such as teeth or cutting plates.
*Bursate
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*Large buccal capsule
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*Relatively short (typically 1-5cm) but stout
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*Heads often have characteristic features - teeth or cutting plates
      
== General Life-Cycle ==
 
== General Life-Cycle ==
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