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Cylicocyclus nassatus

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Cylicocyclus nassatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Strongylidae
Genus: Cylicocyclus
Species:
C. nassatus
Binomial name
Cylicocyclus nassatus
Looss, 1900

Cylicocyclus nassatus is a very common species of cyathostomin, which are important intestinal parasites of horses. Cyathostomins, including C. nassatus, are nematodes.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ J. R. Lichtenfels; Vitaliy A. Kharchenko; C. Sommer; M. Ito. "Key characters for the microscopical identification of Cylicocyclus nassatus and Cylicocyclus ashworthi (Nematoda: Cyathostominae) of the horse, Equus caballus". Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 64: 120–127.
  2. ^ Hung, GC; Chilton, NB; Beveridge, I; McDonnell, A; Lichtenfels, JR; Gasser, RB (1997). "Molecular delineation of Cylicocyclus nassatus and C. Ashworthi (Nematoda:Strongylidae)". International Journal for Parasitology. 27 (5): 601–5. doi:10.1016/s0020-7519(96)00192-0. PMID 9193955.
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