Haemonchus - anterior region

	Group: Bursate, non-migratory, trichostrongylid nematode
	Host species: Cattle, sheep, goats
	Features:  Simple mouth - no buccal capsule - compare with Bunostomum or Chabertia Small cervical papillae used to keep the worm in position during feeding - not always obvious as they can collapse against the body wall after they have been removed from the host

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