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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 Melophagus ovinus Sheep ked
21 Musca autumnalis Face fly
22 Musca domestica House fly
23 Oestrus ovis Sheep nasal bot fly
24 Onchocerca volvulus Blinding filaria
25 Pseudoterranova decipiens Sealworm
26 Raillietina madagascariennsis Madagascar Tapeworm
27 Skrjabinema ovis Sheep pinworm
28 Stomoxys calcitrans Stable flies
29 Strongyloides stercoralis Threadworm
30 Sulcascaris sulcata Loggerhead stomach worm
31 Taenia pisiformis Dog Tapeworm
32 Taenia saginata Beef Tapeworm
33 Taenia solium Pork Tapeworm
34 Thelazia Eye worm
35 Thysanosoma actinoides Fringed Tapeworm
36 Trichinella spiralis Porkworm
37 Trichomosoides crassicauda Bladder threadworm
38 Trichuris trichiura Whipworm