Nematode Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What is the function of the bursa in bursate nematodes?	Clasp the female during mating		Link to Article
Which four superfamilies have bursate males?	Trichostrongyloidea Strongyloidea Ancylostomoidea (the hookworms) Metastrongyloidea		Link to Article
What are the different ways in which intestinal nematodes can feed?	Swallow ingesta and/or host secretions Suck a plug of mucosa into the buccal cavity (plug feeders), leaving a circular ulcer Bury the head deep into the mucosa and suck blood		Link to Article
Name the six different non-bursate nematode superfamilies	Ascaridoidea Oxyuroidea Rhabditoidea Trichinelloidea Spiruroidea Filarioidea		Link to Article