| Strongylus vulgaris | |
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| Close-up of Strongylus vulgaris mouthparts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Strongylidae |
| Genus: | Strongylus |
| Species: | S. vulgaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Strongylus vulgaris (Looss 1900)
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Strongylus vulgaris (large strongyles),[1] commonly known as the blood worm,[2] is a common horse parasite in the phylum Nematoda. It looks like a long worm with a large biting mouth. They are usually reddish in color because of all the blood they take from the equine host.[1] This nematode is considered to be one of the "most pathogenic" of the large strongyles subphylum and is distributed worldwide, wherever there are grassland and temperate environments.[3]
- ^ a b "Large Strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris, S. equinus, S. edentatus)". Animalworldnetwork.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Animal Health". Boehringer-ingelheim.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ De Ley, P. & Blaxter, M. "Systematic Position and Phylogeny." The Biology of Nematodes. Lee D. L. (Ed.). London & New York: Taylor & Francis, 2002. 1-30.