Bunostomum - buccal capsule

	Group: Bursate, migratory nmatode
	Host species: cattle, sheep goats
	Features: Large nematode with a characteristically hooked anterior end - hence the term "hookworm" Large buccal capsule with cutting plates used during blood feeding - compare this to Chabertia

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