Just Common Names Flashcards
Esophageal Worm
Scientific name?
Spirocerca lupi
*Physaloptera *spp.
Common name?
Stomach worm
Toxocara canis
Common name?
Common roundworm
Toxocara cati
Common name?
Common feline roundworm
Ancylostomum caninum
Common name?
Canine hookworm
Ancylostoma tubaeformae
Common name?
Feline hookworm
Uncinaria stenocephala
Common name?
Hookworm
Strongyloides stercoralis
Common name?
Threadworm
Trichuris vulpis
Common name?
Whipworm
Dioctophyme renale
Common name?
Giant Kidney Worm
Oslerus osleri
Common name?
Tracheal worm
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
Common name?
Cat lungworm
Dirofilaria immitis
Common name?
Heartworm
Dipylidium caninum
Common name?
Common tapeworm, cucumber tapeworm, flea tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosus
Common name?
Hydatid tapeworm
Echinococcus multilocullaris
Common name?
Alveolar hydatid cyst
Diphyllobothrium latum
Common name?
Broad fish tapeworm
Spirometra spp.
Common name?
Zipperworm
*Alaria *spp.
Common name?
Intestinal fluke
Nanophyetus salmincola
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Salmon poisoning fluke
Paragonimus kellicotti
Common name?
Lung fluke
Platynosomum fastosum
Common condition?
“Lizard poisoning”
*Cuterebra *spp.
Common name?
Rodent bot fly, rabbit bot fly, new world skin bot fly
*Culicidae *spp.
Common name?
Mosquito









