Heterakis

  

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Rev: 10/03/2026

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Classification:

Chromadorea
 Chromadoria

           Rhabditida 

                        Spirurina
                          Heterakoidea
                   Heterakidae
 
  •             Heterakis Seurat, 1915

    • Parasites of gastrointestinal tracts of birds.

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    Morphology and Anatomy:


     

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    Feeding:

    Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Heterakis

    Parasites of gastrointestinal tracts of birds.

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    Life Cycle:

    Nematodes with direct lifecycles, no intermeduiate hosts, and are primarily parasites of the intestinal tract.

     
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    References:

    Cruthers, L.R., Reinemeyer, C.R., Yazwinski, T.A., Marchiondo, A.A. 2020. Nematoda, Ascaridida. Chapter 2 in Marchiondo, Cruthers and Fourie (eds) Parasiticide Screening Vol 2. Academic Press

    Jimenez-Ruiz, F.A. 2024. Heterakoidea (Superfamily): Cosmopolitan Gut-Dwelling Parasites of Tetrapods. Chapter 51 in S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, eds. Concepts in Animal Parasitology. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap053

     

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    Revised by Howard Ferris: October 03, 2026.