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Cylicostephanus Species

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Genus of the so-called small strongylids of equids, e.g., C. longibursatus, C. goldi, C. minutus, C. calicatus, C. leptostomus (Fig. 1).

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DR of the anterior of a small strongylid nematode of horses: Cylicostephanus sp. AL outer lamellae, CR cuticular rings, CU cuticle, IL inner lamellae, MH buccal cavity, OL lumen of oesophagus, OM muscles of oesophagus, SP sense papillae

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  • Anjos DHS, Rodrigues MLA (2003) Structure of the community of the Strongylidae nematodes in the dorsal colon of Equus caballus. Vet Parasitol 112:109–116

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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Cylicostephanus Species. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_783-2

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