Common name: Stomach worm The adult worms measure 40 to 48 mm
long. Anterior end of worm The egg, containing the infective
first stage-larva, is passed in the feces and eaten by a beetle
larva. The larva develops to the infective third stage larva.
The dog eats the beetle and the worm develops to the adult stage
in the stomach. Eggs are laid in the stomach and pass out with
the feces. Common Diagnostic Test © University of Pennsylvania
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