Syngamus trachea

SYNGAMUS TRACHEA

Common name Gape worm of poultry
Size Male : 0.2-0.6 cm; Female - 0.5-4 cm
Host
Fowls
Location
Trachea
Transport host
Earth worms, slugs, snails and several arthropods
  • Worms are blood red in colour when fresh.
  • The adult male and female are found in permanent copulation.
  • Male is small and slender and female is large and stout.
  • Buccal capsule is cup shaped.
  • Vulva in the female is in the anterior third of the body and is connected by the bursa of male while in copulation.

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