Heterakis is the name of a genus of parasitic nematodes. Members of the genus are minute roundworms (pinworms), hardly 1 cm long, infecting different species of gallinaceous birds, including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, grouse, guineafowl, partridges, pheasants, and quails. There are approximately 10 species under the genus, but classification...
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A genus of important nematode parasites (family Heterakidae, order Ascaridida). Heterakis gallinarum is the caecal worm of chickens, turkeys, and many gallinaceous birds, and is the vector of Histomonas meleagridis, a protozoan that causes histomoniasis. Other species include Heterakis brevispiculum, Heterakis dispar, Heterakis isolonche, and Heter...
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