Morphology

MORPHOLOGY OF SYNGAMUS SP.

Genus
Syngamus
Species
trachea
Common name
Gape worm of poultry
Host
Fowl and turkey
Location
Trachea

Morphology

  • It has cup shaped buccal capsule.
  • Leaf crowns are absent. But 6 to10 teeth occurs at the base of buccal capsule.
  • The female and male are always in copulation giving “Y” shaped appearance.
  • Eggs are ellipsoidal in shape, thick shelled, operculated at both end. It contains 16 celled (Yolk) stage.

Syngamus
Syngamus Sp.

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