by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Mammomonogamusmcgaughei Seneviratna, 1954 This species of Mammomogamus was reported from a domestic cat in Sri Lanka (Seneviratna, 1954). A recent survey of cattle in Sri Lanka revealed that 40% of the cattle were infected with Mammomonogamuslaryngeus (Aken et al.,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Mammomonogamusierie (Buckley, 1934) Ryzhikov, 1948 ETYMOLOGY:Mammo (=mammal) and monogamus (for the finding of the worms in pairs of males and females); ierei for Dr. Iere. SYNONYMS:Syngamusierei Buckley, 1934 HISTORY: This worm was first described by Buckley with...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Mammomonogamusauris (Faust & Tang, 1934) Ryzhikov, 1948 ETYMOLOGY:Mammo (=mammal) and monogamus (for the finding of the worms in pairs of males and females); plus auris for ear. SYNONYMS:Syngamusauris Faust & Tang, 1934 HISTORY: These worms were recovered from...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
MAMMOMONOGAMUS This genus is distinguished from the genera in birds by the fact that they are found in mammals and that there are longitudinal ribs on the inner walls of the buccal capsule of those found in mammals (Baruš and Tenora, 1972; Lichtenfels, 1974). The...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
STRONGYLOIDEA The cat is host to only a single representative genus of the Strongyloidea. This genus is Mammomonogamus which is an unusual representative of this group in that the adult worms tend to be parasites of the airways rather than of the large bowel as is...
