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The Species of Trichuris in the Domestic Cat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. J. Clarkson
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
L. N. Owen
Affiliation:
The Agricultural and Marine Products Board, Nassau

Extract

A species of Trichuris is described from domestic cats in the Bahama Islands, and identified as T. campanula. Previous descriptions of the two species of Trichuris in the domestic cat are summarised, and it is concluded that both are valid species.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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