Poole, Karen E.
Bunostomum
Sign in to saveBunostomum is a genus of nematodes of the small intestine of ruminants and camelids. Important species include B. phlebotomum in calves and B. trigonocephalum in lambs. The worms are stout and measure in length. Young animals are most commonly affected and only several hundred worms are necessary to cause morbidity. Adults often carry worms without showing clinical signs.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyAncylostomatidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Ancylostomatidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Northern Mariana Islands, Uganda, Brazil, Sudan, Kenya, India, South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Life cycle
- Clinical signs and diagnosis
- Treatment and control
- References
Bunostomum is a genus of nematodes of the small intestine of ruminants and camelids. Important species include B. phlebotomum in calves and B. trigonocephalum in lambs. The worms are stout and measure in length. Young animals are most commonly affected and only several hundred worms are necessary to cause morbidity. Adults often carry worms without showing clinical signs.
== Phylogeny == Cladogram according to Catalogue of Life and Dyntaxa:
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