Toxocara canis Intestinal Roundworm of Dogs		Contents		Rev 09/23/2022
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification

Class:    Chromadorea

SubClass: Spiruria

Order:   Ascaridida

Superfamily: Ascaridoidea

Family:  Ascarididae

        Toxocara canis

Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Neotropical : Few common in North America, many abound in tropical countries.

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Economic Importance:

May cause death in canines and larval visceral migrans in humans.

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Hosts:

Common among wild and domestic animals.

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Feeding:

Eats the fluid in the intestine of humans and/or animals that are infected with the eggs.

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Life Cycle:

After the male injects sperm into the reproductive tract the shelled embryos or zygotes are stored in the uterus until deposition. The eggs hatch in the small intestine and the larvae enter the hepatic venules, migrating to the lungs.

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Material from Petra A. Garcia, 1995.

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