Eucoleus

Eucoleus
Male spicule of Eucoleus aerophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Enoplida
Family: Capillariidae
Genus: Eucoleus
Dujardin, 1845

Eucoleus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Capillariidae. Dwelling "primarily in the airways of foxes, it can be found worldwide in dogs and cats", in which it causes a disease known as eucoleosis.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eucoleus Dujardin, 1845". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophila - Learn About Parasites - Western College of Veterinary Medicine". Learn About Parasites. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ↑ Mechouk, Noureddine; Deak, Georgiana; Ionică, Angela Monica; Toma, Corina Gina; Bouslama, Zihad; Daniel Mihalca, Andrei (2023-04-01). "First report of Crenosoma vulpis in Africa and Eucoleus aerophilus in Algeria". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 20: 187–191. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.003. ISSN 2213-2244. PMC 10023903. PMID 36941973.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Roy C. (2000), Nematode parasites of vertebrates: their development and transmission, Cabi
  5. ↑ Traversa, Donato; Di Cesare, Angela; Conboy, Gary (2010-07-23). "Canine and feline cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes in Europe: emerging and underestimated". Parasites & Vectors. 3 (1): 62. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-3-62. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 2923136. PMID 20653938.
  6. ↑ Deak, Georgiana; Gherman, Călin Mircea; Ionică, Angela Monica; Péter, Áron; Sándor, D. Attila; Mihalca, Andrei Daniel (2020-08-01). "Biotic and abiotic factors influencing the prevalence, intensity and distribution of Eucoleus aerophilus and Crenosoma vulpis in red foxes, Vulpes vulpes from Romania". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. Including Articles from the Special Issue ‘Parasites in Extreme Environments’, pp. 250 - 325. 12: 121–125. Bibcode:2020IJPPW..12..121D. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.05.009. ISSN 2213-2244. PMC 7286923. PMID 32547917.
  7. ↑ Veronesi, Fabrizia; Lepri, Elvio; Morganti, Giulia; Di Palma, Stefano; Mechelli, Luca; Moretti, Annabella; Traversa, Donato (2013-07-01). "Nasal eucoleosis in a symptomatic dog from Italy". Veterinary Parasitology. 195 (1): 187–191. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.022. ISSN 0304-4017. PMID 23433985.