Revised 02/26/24
Haemonchidae (Skrjabin & Schultz, 1937) Durette-Desset, Hugot, Darlu, & Chabaud, 1999
A large family, many of which are parasites of ruminant mammals; also parasites of pigs, rabbits and hippopotamus
Two subfamilies:
The synlophe, a system of longitudinal cuticular ridges, is characteristic of some trichostrongyloid nematodes and is used to aid identification.
Characteristics of Haemonchidae:
Common parasites of ruminants and are of considerable veterinary significance.
Mammals, birds
Beveridge, I., Spratt, D.M. and Durette-Desset, M-C. 2014. Order Strongylida (Railliet and Henry, 1913). In Schmidt-Raesa, A. (ed). Handbook of Zoology: Gastroctricha, Cycloneurelia and Gnathifera. Vol 2. Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin
Durette-Desset, M-C., Hugot, J.P., Darlu, P. and Chabaud, A.G. 1999. A cladistic analysis of the Trichostrongyloidea. Int. Jour. Parasitol. 21:579-587.
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