First report of Ancylostoma tubaeforme in Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

First report of Ancylostoma tubaeforme in Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first re­port of A...

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Veröffentlicht in:Iranian journal of parasitology 2010-02, Vol.5 (1), p.61-63
Hauptverfasser: MR Youssefi, BA Zaheri, SM Hoseini, SH Hoseini, M Abouhosseini Tabari
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Sprache:eng
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Ancylostoma tubaeforme
Iran
Leopard
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Zusammenfassung:Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first re­port of A. tubaeforme in a Persian young female leopard, 2-3 years old, with head and trunk length 120 centimeters, length of tail 98 centimeters and body weight 35 kilograms.
ISSN:1735-7020
2008-238X