Habronema

The identification of the parasites is at present impossible, but the spinous-tipped tail indicates that they correspond to certain stages of one of the spiruroidea, and so most probably of a habronema; whether Habronema muscæ, microstoma, or megastoma must be reserved for future experiments.

The house fly and habronemas of equines, Koubaud and Descazeaux

Carbon bisulphide was found effective against parasites in the upper part of the digestive tract, namely, bots, ascarids and habronemas (stomach worms).

Habronemas of carnivorous birds and mammals probably reach their definitive hosts by way of transport hosts.

The habronemas, which consist of Habronema muscae, H. majus, and H. megastoma (Draschia megastoma), are the equine stomach worms that cause two rather distinct diseases in horses: gastric and cutaneous habronemiasis (a skin disease caused in part by the larvae).