Parasites of Canine and Feline hosts (identification) - Lab microphotographs from eCollege and others. Flashcards by Ashton Moss

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Toxocara canis (common roundworm, ascarid) eggs.

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Spirocerca lupi (esophageal worm) egg.

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Ancylostoma caninum (hookworm)

(male posterior extremity)

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What organism is this?

What are the 2 arrows pointing to?

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Ancylostoma spp.

Buccal cavity (top arrow)

Esophagus (bottom arrow)

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What is this organism?

What is the arrow pointing to?

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Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm).

Base of the esophagus (1/3 the length of the nematode).

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What organism is this?

What are the arrows pointing to?

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Dipylidium caninum (common tapeworm/cucumber tapeworm)

Genital pores.

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What organism is this?

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Name the parts (shown in arrows) of this Dipylidium caninum.

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Scolex

Neck

Proglottid

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Which organism’s eggs are these?

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Dipylidium caninum

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What organism is this?

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Echinococcus granulosus

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Which organism’s egg is this?

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Echinococcus granulosus

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What pathological disease is this? What organism causes it?

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a hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus

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Taenia saginata egg

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Taenia pisiformis scolex

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Taenia pisiformis mature proglottid

(these can be seen with gravid proglottids as well)

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What organism is this? What is the arrow pointing to?

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Diphyllobothrium latum.

Bothria (slot-like groove)

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Diphyllobothrium latum eggs.

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Paragonimus egg

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Trichodectes canis

(Dog biting louse or canine chewing louse)

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Ctenocephalides adult.

(dog/cat flea)

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Ctenocephalides larva

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What organism is this? What are the arrows pointing to?

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Ixodes dammini

(deer tick/black legged tick)

(Left: anus (top), anal groove (bottom))

(Right: palp (top), hypostome (bottom))

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Dermacentor variabilis

(American dog tick)

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

(Brown dog tick or Kennel tick)

Sarcoptes scabiei (Sarcoptic mange mite, itch mite, or scabies mite)

Demodex folliculorum adult | (demodectic mange mite, follicle mite)

Cheyletiella yasguri | (walking dandruff)

Rhodnius spp adult (kissing bug) \*\*The proboscis is not visible in this selected picutre\*\*

Giardia lamblia trophozoites

Giardia lamblia cysts

Trypanosoma cruzi | (Chagas' disease)

Babesia canis

Sarcocystis spp. | (in muscle section)

Trichuris spp egg | (whipworm)

Trichuris spp adult | (whipworm)