Common Parasites of Veterinary Importance

Maggot features

Spines of Processes Peritreme Spiracles
(Posterior)
Saddle-like
Depression
fleshy processes
Fleshy processes
thin and entire
Thin & entire
sunken
Sunken
saddle like depression
Saddle-like depression
flat spines thorns
Flat spines (thorns)
thick and broken
Thick & broken
not sunken
Not sunken
uniformly bent no depression
Uniformly bent - no depression
spines (prickles)
Spines (prickles)
slit vertical
Slit vertical
slit sinuous
Slit sinuous
anterior spiracles
Anterior spiracles