by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Physaloptera pseudopraeputialis Yutuc, 1953 These worms were recovered from the stomachs of 28 of 78 necropsied cats. The cats were from Manilla, Quezon City, and Santa Cruz in the Philippines. These cats were part of an efficacy trial for cestocidal products, and no...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Physaloptera praeputialis von Linstow, 1889 (Figures 4-45 through 4-47) ETYMOLOGY:Physalis = bubble and ptero = wing, along with praeputialis to describe the cuticular projection of the cuticle over the posterior end of the body. HISTORY: This parasite was originally...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
PHYSALOPTEROIDEA There are three genera of physalopteroid spiruruid nematodes, Physaloptera, Turgida, and Abbreviata, that have been recovered from the domestic cat. These nematodes are usually found in the stomachs of their vertebrate hosts, where they are attached...
