Cyathostomum

Cyathostomum

(sī'ă-thos'tō-mŭm), A genus of small strongyle nematodes that have been variously divided into a number of genera and subgenera. Approximately 40 species affect horses and elephants, colonizing the cecum and colon; results in weight loss, hypoalbuminemia and diarrhea. [see Cyathostoma]