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Horse bloodworm
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Worms & leeches

Horse bloodworm

Strongylus vulgaris Looss, 1900

Names

EnglishHorse bloodworm
DutchGrote bloedworm
Spanish—
Chinese普通圆形线虫
Scientific nameStrongylus vulgaris Looss, 1900

About this species

Strongylus vulgaris (large strongyles), commonly known as the blood worm, is a common horse parasite in the phylum Nematoda. It looks like a long worm with a large biting mouth. They are usually reddish in color because of all the blood they take from the equine host. This nematode is considered to be one of the "most pathogenic" of the large strongyles subphylum and is distributed worldwide, wherever there are grassland and temperate environments.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumNematoda
ClassChromadorea
OrderRhabditida
FamilyStrongylidae
GenusStrongylus