Haemonchus - vulval flap

	Group: Bursate, non-migratory, trichostrongylid nematode
	Host species: Cattle, sheep, goats
	Features:  An example of a large vulval flap - best seen under high magnification In other nematodes the vulval flap is absent or much small The vulval flap controls access to the reproductive opening for either copulation or egg layinf

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