Common vs scientific name Flashcards
Ancylostoma
intestinal hookworm
Haemonchus contortus
barber’s pole worm
Baylisascaris procyonis
raccoon roundworm
Toxocara cati
feline roundworm
Toxocara canis
canine roundworm
Toxascaris leonina
Northern roundworm
Trichuris vulpis
canine whipworm
Trichuris serrata
feline whipworm
Strongyloides stercoralis
canine threadworm
Ancylostoma tubaeforme
feline hookworm
Ancylostoma caninum
canine hookworm
uncinaria stenocephala
northern hookworm
Dioctophyma renale
giant kidney worm
Capillaria (pearsonema) plica
bladderworm pearsonema
Capillaria (Eucoleus) boehmi
canine nasal capillarid
Filaroides hirthi
canine lungworm
Filaroides (Oslerus) osleri
canine tracheal & bronchial nodular worm
Crenosoma vulpis
fox lungworm
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
feline lungworm
Angiostrongylus vasorum
french heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
heartworm
Echinococcus granulosus
hydatid worm or dog tapeworm
Echinococcus multilocularis
fox tapeworm
Taenia hydatigena
thin-necked bladderworm
Taenia pisiformis
rabbit tapeworm
Taenia ovis
cysticercus ovis, sheep measles
Taenia krabbei
moose measles
Taenia serialis
canid tapeworm
Taenia serialis
cat cestode
Diplidium caninum
flea tapeworm
Pseudophyllid cestodes
fish or broad tapeworms
Nanophyetus salmincola
salmon poisoning disease
Metorchis conjuctus
north american liver fluke
Sarcoptes spp.
canine scabies mite
Notoedres spp.
feline scabies mite
Demodex spp.
demodectic mange mite
Cheyletiella spp.
rabbit fur mite, walking dandruff
Otodectes spp.
Ear mite
Eutrombicula spp.
harvest mite, North American mite, chigger
Pneumonyssoides caninum
Nasal mite