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

HETERAKIS GALLINAE

Common name	Caecal worm of poultry
Host	Fowls, turkeys
Location	Caecum
Head end	The three lips, well developed cervical alae extending some distance down the sides of the body. Oesophagus possess a distinct posterior bulb containing valvular apparatus.
Mail tail end	Well developed caudal alae. Pedunculated papillae. A Pre-cloacal sucker present . Un equal and dissimilar spicules; the right one is slender and very long, while the left is alate, broad and short.