Teladorsagia circumcincta
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Trichostrongylidae |
Genus: | Teladorsagia |
Species: | T. circumcincta
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Binomial name | |
Teladorsagia circumcincta (Stadelman, 1894)
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Teladorsagia circumcincta (also known as Ostertagia circumcincta) is a species of parasitic nematodes that infect sheep and goats.[1] The brownish worms infect the gastric glands of the stomach and lead to weight loss, decreased wool production and death.
References
- ^ Cabaret, J.; Morales, G.; Durette-Desset, M.-C. (1986). "Caractérisation de Teladorsagia circumcincta et T. trifurcata". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 61 (1): 55–64. doi:10.1051/parasite/198661155. ISSN 0003-4150.