by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Strongyloides tumefaciens Price and Dikmans 1941 (Figures 4-05 through 4-08) ETYMOLOGY:Strongyl = round and oides = like for the genus and tumefaciens to reflect the tumor-like nodules induced by the parasite. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: Price and Dikmans first reported...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Strongyloidesfelis Chandler, 1925 (Figures 4-02 through 4-04) ETYMOLOGY:Strongyl = round and oides = like along with felis for the cat host. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY: Chandler (1925a) described a new species of Strongyloides from cats in Calcutta. Further features of...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Strongyloides planiceps Rogers, 1943 SYNONYMS: Strongyloides cati Rogers, 1939 ETYMOLOGY: Strongyl = round and oides = like for the genus and planiceps for the species name of the Rusty tiger cat, Felis planiceps, the host from which the parasite was isolated by R. T....
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Strongyloides The genus Strongyloides is composed of small parasitic worms with parthenogenetic adult females that live within the mucosa of the intestinal epithelium of their hosts. The parasitic stages are characterized by the possession of a muscular esophagus that...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Rhabditisstrongyloides (Schneider, 1860) Schneider, 1866 (Figure4 01) There has been a single report of Rhabditisstrongyloides (reported as Peloderastrongyloides) from the urine of a cat. (Kipnis and Todd, 1977). In this case the cat presented with hematuria and...
