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

COOPERIA CURTICEI

Common name	Male : 4.5 - 5.4 mm; Female : 5.8-6.2 mm long
Host	Sheep
Location	Small intestine
Head end	Cuticle at the anterior end forms a cephalic swelling. The body cuticle presents longitudinal ridges, which are transversely striated.
Male tail end	The well developed bursa has a small dorsal lobe. Spicules are short, stout, brownish pigmented and have a ridged wing like expansion at the middle.
Female	Vulva covered by a flap