Capillaria aerophila

  

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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
       Trichinellida
Trichinellina
Trichinelloidea
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Capillaria aerophila Creplin, 1839
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Morphology and Anatomy:

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
 

 

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:


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Distribution:

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

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References:

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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