Haemonchus
| Haemonchus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Trichostrongylidae |
| Genus: | Haemonchus Cobb, 1898 |
Haemonchus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Trichostrongylidae.
They are abomasal parasites that cause anemia, followed by white eye disease.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi, 1803)
- Haemonchus longistipes
- Haemonchus placei (Place, 1893)
- Haemonchus similis Travassos, 1914
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