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

SUBULURA BRUMPTI

Size	Male : 6-10mm; Female 9-18 mm
Host	Fowls, turkeys and guinea fowls
Location	Caecum
Intermediate host	Beetles – Dermestes sp, Opatroides sp, Alphitobius sp
Head end	Lateral alae. Small buccal capsule with 3 teeth at its base. Oesophagus with a small swelling posteriorly followed by a deep constriction and a spherical bulb.
Male tail end	Lateral alae. Precloacal sucker is an elongate slit, surrounded by radiating muscle fibres. Spicules equal, alate.