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Genus Strongylus Müller, 1870


Key to species

1 a. Prominent teeth present in buccal cavity 2
b. Teeth absent from buccal cavity S. edentatus
2 a. Dorsal and ventral teeth present in buccal cavity; dorsal tooth single with 2 points; 2 ventral teeth pointed and shorter than dorsal tooth S. equinus
b. Only bilobed dorsal tooth present 3
3 a. Lobes of tooth high, rounded, smooth; extend nearly one-half depth of BC. Excretory pore near nerve ring. Dorsal lobe of copulatory bursa longer than lateral lobes S. vulgaris
b. Lobes of tooth low, flat, grooved; extend less than one-third depth of BC. Excretory pore at level of BC. Dorsal lobe of copulatory bursa equal to or shorter than lateral lobes S. asini