Vogeloides

  

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Rev: 03/23/2026

  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Distribution Management
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Classification:

Chromadorea
 Chromadoria

           Rhabditida 

                       Spirurina
                          Thelazioidea
                   Pneumospiruridae
 
  •             Vogeloides (Orlov, Dantia & Liubimov in Skrjabin, 1922) Dougherty, 1951

    • Lungworms

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

      Females:

    Males:  

    Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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    Distribution:

    Representative species of Vogeloides include V. felis from the bobcat (Felis rufus) in west Texas, USA, V. servalis from the serval cat (Felis serval) in Africa, and V. exilis from the mongoose (Herpesters caffer) in Africa (Chabaud and Biocca, 1950; Biocca and Chabaud, 1952; Pence and Stme. 1977).

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    Feeding:

    Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Vogeloides

    Lungworm parasites of bronchioles of mammals.

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    Biology and Ecology:

    Lungs of bobcats heavily infected lungs with V. felis may appear mildly edematous; numerous nematodes are observed in primary and secondary bronchioles. Immediately adjacent to an infected bronchiole a patchy interstitial pneumonia with edema of the alveolar septa, hypertrophy of smooth muscle, and a basophilic alveolar infiltration may occur (Pence and Stone, 1977).

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    Life Cycle:

     

     
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    Ecosystem Functions and Services:

     

     

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    Management:

     
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    References:

    Biocca, E. and Chabaud, A.G. 1952. Description d'une nouvelle espece de genre Metathelazia (Nematoda, Spiruroidea). Ann Para- sitol 27: 394-399.

    Chabaud, A.G. and Biocca, E. 1950. Description de Metathelazia servalis n. sp. et observation sur le genre Metathelazia. Bull Soc Zool Fr 75: 260-267

    Pence, D.R. and Stone, J.E. 1977.  Lungworms (Nematoda: Pneumospiruridae) from West Texas carnivores. J. Parasitol. 63:979-991.

    Wu, H.W. and Hu, T.P. 1938. Parasitic nematodes of Hainan. Sinensia 9:275-610.

     

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    Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
    Revised: March 23, 2026.