VPA 211: General Veterinary Parasitology and Helminthology (3+1)

BUNOSTOMUM TRIGONOCEPHALUM

Bunostomum trigonocephalum	Bunostomum-Bursa

Common name	Hook worm of sheep and goats
Size	Male : 1.2-1.7cm ; female : 1.9-2.6 cm
Host	Sheep and goats
Location	Small Intestine
Head end	The anterior end is dorsally bent. Buccal capsule is well developed and bears on its ventral margin a pair of chitinous cutting plates. A single well developed dorsal cone with a pair of sub ventral lancets is seen at the base of the buccal capsule.
Male tail end	Well developed lateral lobes. Small asymmetrical dorsal lobe. Alate and equal spicules.

Bunostomum- in copula