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== ''Amidostomum anseris'' ==

== ''Amidostomum anseris'' ==

This is a gizzard worm of aquatic fowl, most commonly of geese and ducks, found throughout the world. It is a member of the Trichostrongyloid family and has a life cycle typical of this family.

This is a gizzard worm of aquatic fowl, most commonly of geese and ducks, found throughout the world. It is a member of the Trichostrongyloid family and has a life cycle typical of this family.

====Identification====

====Identification====

Adult worms are slender and bright red in colour, and as with most nematodes the females are larger then the males reaching 15 - 25mm.

Adult worms are slender and bright red in colour, and as with most nematodes the females are larger then the males reaching 15 - 25mm. The worms are characterised by the presence of a shallow buccal capsule with three pointed teeth of which the middle tooth is the largest.  

*A trichostrongyloid.

*A trichostrongyloid.