Anguillula (ang-gwil'lu-lah)

A nematoid worm of the family Angitillulidae, having a mouth without teeth or spine, when parasitic, but po e ing small teeth and two spicules when in the free-living state. A. aceti. The common vinegar, at times found in the human bladder and urine. A. intestinal is. A parasitic worm 2.2 mm. in length causing catarrhal diarrhea, and anemia from its presence in the human intestine. Discovered by Babay in 1877 in Cochin-China diarrhea. They bore into the epithelium of Lieberkuhn's glands and lay eggs, which hatch out in the intestine and pa out with the feces. No male parasite has been discovered and the parasite is thought to be hermaphroditic or to develop by parthenogenesis. A. stercoral is. Syn.: A. intestinal is, Strongyloides stercoral is, Strongyloides intestinal is. The free living generation of A. intestinal is, which is sexually differentiated. These worms reach mature, and propagate. [Lat., "little eel."]