. Animal parasites and parasitic diseases. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine. 96 PARASITOLOGY. group of worms whose heads are provided with three small lips. The body is rather heavy and in the female 'the tail is long and attenuated. The males are provided with spiculae and two pre-anal papillae, and a rudimentary caudal' pouch. The Oxyuridae are not blood'suckers. Under the family Oxyuridae is placed the genus Oxyuris. OxvuRiS CimvuLA (Oxys—poifi'ted'; oura 'tail). Synofiy/j/.-^Pin worm; maw worm ; curved Oxyuris. Disfn'buti07i.—-Very common in the United States. Description.—The body is
. Animal parasites and parasitic diseases. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine. 96 PARASITOLOGY. group of worms whose heads are provided with three small lips. The body is rather heavy and in the female 'the tail is long and attenuated. The males are provided with spiculae and two pre-anal papillae, and a rudimentary caudal' pouch. The Oxyuridae are not blood'suckers. Under the family Oxyuridae is placed the genus Oxyuris. OxvuRiS CimvuLA (Oxys—poifi'ted'; oura 'tail). Synofiy/j/.-^Pin worm; maw worm ; curved Oxyuris. Disfn'buti07i.—-Very common in the United States. Description.—The body is whit- ish in color and rather thick ; the head is blunt and;is provided with three lips; the tail of the is long and attenuated; the vulva Fig. 30—Oxyuris Cur- . , , -i • .^ . • ^ j r vuLA (Female). IS locatcd m the anterior third of a, Cephalic extremity, the body. The male IS.'provided b, Caudal extremity. .... t . j i -i i -^'^ With a rudimentary caudal pouch and one spicula; the poSteHor extremity is blunt. The male is from .©ne-lialf td) tiicee-fourths inch in length; the female is from one to one and one-half inches in length ;? the femalejis oviparous. Animals Infested:-—T\\Q horse, the ass and the mule'. Parts Lifestedi—ThroVi^'aiX^e the large intestine and the rectum. ?>•' , ir-- •, Co?idition Produced.—Their presence in large nuni- bers causes considerable irritation, which results in a catarrhal state. After evacuation of the bowels there is noted a small quantity of thick, whitish fluid 'around the arilis (the product of catarrh) wXich dries. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kaupp, B. F. (Benjamin Franklyn), 1874-. Chicago, A. Eger
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