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Here you can see the Common informal names used for different Parasites.

#Parasites nameCommon name
1 Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Cat Lung worm
2 Ancylostoma duodenale Old world hook worm
3 Anisakis simplex Herringworm
4 Baylisascaris procyonis Raccoon Round worm
5 Cephalopina titillator Cephalopina titillator Camel nasal bot fly
6 Chabertia ovina Large mouthed bowel worm
7 Dioctophyma renale Giant kidney worm
8 Diphyllobothrium latum Fish tapeworm,Human broad tapeworm
9 Dirofilaria immitis Heart worm
10 Dracunculus medinensis Guinea worm,Medina worm,Serpent worm ,Dragon worm
11 Echinococcus granulosus Hydatid worm,Dog tapeworm
12 Enterobius vermicularis Pinworm,Seatworm
13 Fasciola hepatica Liver Fluke
14 Glossina spp Tsetse flies
15 Gongylonema Gongylonema Gullet worm
16 Haematobia spp Horn flies
17 Haemonchus contortus Barber pole worm,Wire worm,Stomach worm
18 Hymenolepis nana Dwarf Tapewprm
19 Hyostrongylus rubidus Red Stomach worm
20 Linognathus setosus Dog sucking louse
21 Melophagus ovinus Sheep ked
22 Musca autumnalis Face fly
23 Musca domestica House fly
24 Oestrus ovis Sheep nasal bot fly
25 Onchocerca volvulus Blinding filaria
26 Pseudoterranova decipiens Sealworm
27 Raillietina madagascariennsis Madagascar Tapeworm
28 Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown dog tick
29 Skrjabinema ovis Sheep pinworm
30 Stomoxys calcitrans Stable flies
31 Strongyloides stercoralis Threadworm
32 Sulcascaris sulcata Loggerhead stomach worm
33 Taenia pisiformis Dog Tapeworm
34 Taenia saginata Beef Tapeworm
35 Taenia solium Pork Tapeworm
36 Thelazia Eye worm
37 Thysanosoma actinoides Fringed Tapeworm
38 Trichinella spiralis Porkworm
39 Trichodectes canis Dog biting louse
40 Trichomosoides crassicauda Bladder threadworm
41 Trichuris trichiura Whipworm