Toxocara cati

Toxocara cati

Taxobox
name = "Toxocara cati"



image_width = 250px
image_caption = Adults of "T. cati"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Nematoda
classis = Secernentea
ordo = Ascaridida
familia = Toxocaridae
genus = "Toxocara"
species = "T. cati"
binomial = "Toxocara cati"
binomial_authority = (Zeder, 1800)

"Toxocara cati" (synonyms: "Toxocara mystax", feline roundworm) is worldwide distributed parasite of cats and other felids and it is one of the most common nematode of cats. Adult worms are localised in gut of the host. In adult cats, the infection is ussually asymptomatic. However, massive infection in juvenile cats can be fatal.

External links

* [http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=498 Roundworms: Cats and Kittens from The Pet Health Library]


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