Nematodirus - posterior region of male

	Group: Bursate, non-migratory nematodes
	Host species: Cattle, sheep
	Features:  Large, slender worm found in the small intestine Often twisted, forming cotton wool-like clumps Male has prominent bursa with long spicules which project outside the bursa - compare this with Haemonchus where the spicules only project during copulation

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