by Ann Donoghue | Jun 17, 2014
Lagochilascaris major Leiper, 1910 ETYMOLOGY:Lago (Hare) + Chil (Lip) + Ascaris; along with major (due to being larger than the previously described Lagochilascarisminor). HISTORY: This worm was originally described from a lion from the area of Kilamandjaro, by Leiper...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Figures 4-39 through 4-43) ETYMOLOGY:Lago (Hare) + Chil (Lip) + Ascaris; along with major (due to being larger than the previously described Lagochilascarisminor). HISTORY: In 1909, Leiper described a new genus and species of...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Toxocara canis (Figures 4-33 through 4-35) In 1988, Parsons et al. described a case of disseminated granulomatous disease in a cat that was caused by the larvae of the dog roundworm, Toxocaracanis (Fig. 4-33). The larvae were identified on the basis morphology, being...
