Capillaria aerophila

Capillaria aerophila

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia
Trichinellida

Trichinellina

Trichinelloidea: Capiidae.htm; Capillaria aerophila (Creplin, 1839)

Synonyms

Trichosoma aerophila Creplin, 1839

Eucoleus aerophilus Dujardin, 1845

Morphology and Anatomy:

Hair-like measuring, 1-5 cm long
Not whip-shaped like Trichuris species
Partially embedded in mucous membranes or buried in tissues.
Mouth simple with dorsal, ventral, or lateral bacillary bands on the cuticle.
Esophagus a narrow but long stichosome which increases gradually in size posteriorly.

Stichosome:

The pharynx is narrow and thin-walled anteriorly; posteriorly, is surrounded by unicellular, glandular stichocytes, each with a duct into the pharyngeal lumen. The pharynx is almost devoid of musculature. The region of the pharynx surrounded by stichocytes is known as the stichosome.

Female:

Oviparous

Male:

Ref: Marchiondo et al., 2020

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Distribution:

A lungworm of dogs, cats, foxes and other mammals.

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Economic Importance:

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Hosts:

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Feeding:

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Damage:

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Management:

Anthelminthics if domestic canids (Di Cesari et al., 2021)

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References:

Di Cesare, A., Morelli, S., Morganti, G., Simonato, G., Veronesi, F., et al. 2021. Efficacy of milbemycin oxime/afoxolaner chewable tablets (NEXGARD SPECTRAï¿½) against Capillaria aerophila and Capillaria boehmi in naturally infected dogs. Parasites & Vectors 14:143.

Marchiondo, A.A., Cruthers, L.R., Zarlenga, D.S., Yazwinski, T,A, 2020. Nematoda, Trichinelloidea. Chapter 2 in Marchiondo, Cruthers and Fourie (eds) Parasiticide Screening Vol 2. Academic Press.

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Capillaria aerophila	Contents	Rev: 11/08/2025
Lungworm	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
Return to Capillaria Menu		Ecosystem Functions and Services
	Distribution	Management
Return to Capillariidae Menu	Feeding	References
	Go to Nemaplex Main Menu	Go to Dictionary of Terminology