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The surface ultrastructure of Bourgelatia diducta, a common nematode parasite of domestic pigs in India, was examined with a scanning electron microscope. The anterior end possesses an external corona radiata of 21 elements, 4 cephalic papillae and 2 lateral amphids. The bursa is formed by a longer dorsal and 2 shorter lateral lobes that incorporate a genital cone. The female tail bears a pair of caudal papillae and phasmidial pores near its tip. The vulva appears as a circular, and the anus as a semicircular, opening. The surface ultrastructure of the species studied herein is compared with other members of its family (Chabertiidae), examined previously by SEM.