Table 4.
Endoparasites of dogs in Brazil
| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Speciesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apicomplexa |
Aconoidasida |
Piroplasmida |
Babesiidae |
Babesia gibsoni |
| |
|
|
|
Babesia vogeli |
| |
|
|
Theileriidaeb |
Rangelia vitalii |
| |
Conoidasida |
Eucoccidiorida |
Hepatozoidae |
Hepatozoon canis |
| |
|
|
Cryptosporidiidae |
Cryptosporidium canis |
| |
|
|
Eimeridae |
Isospora canis (syn. Cystoisospora canis) |
| |
|
|
|
Isospora ohioensis (syn. Cystoisospora ohioensis) |
| |
|
|
Sarcocystidae |
Hammondia heydorni |
| |
|
|
|
Neospora caninum |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis capracanis |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis cruzi (syn. Sarcocystis bovicanis) |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis levinei |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis miescheriana (syn. Sarcocystis suicanis) |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis tenella (syn. Sarcocystis ovicanis) |
| Metamonada |
Parabasalia |
Trichomonadida |
Trichomonadidae |
Pentatrichomonas hominis (syn. Trichomonas hominis) |
| Sarcomastigophora |
Zoomastigophora |
Diplomonadida |
Hexamitidae |
Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia intestinalis) |
| |
|
Kinetoplastida |
Trypanosomatidae |
Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi) |
| |
|
|
|
Leishmania amazonensis |
| |
|
|
|
Leishmania braziliensis |
| |
|
|
|
Trypanosoma caninum |
| |
|
|
|
Trypanosoma evansi |
| |
|
|
|
Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Nematoda |
Secernentea |
Strongylida |
Ancylostomatidae |
Ancylostoma braziliense |
| |
|
|
|
Ancylostoma caninum |
| |
|
|
Angiostrongylidae |
Angiostrongylus vasorum |
| |
|
Rhabditida |
Strongyloididae |
Strongyloides stercoralis |
| |
|
Ascaridida |
Ascarididae |
Lagochilascaris minor |
| |
|
|
|
Toxascaris leonina |
| |
|
|
|
Toxocara canis |
| |
|
|
Dioctophymatidae |
Dioctophyme renale |
| |
|
Trichurida |
Trichinellidae |
Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) |
| |
|
|
Trichuridae |
Trichuris vulpis |
| |
|
Spirurida |
Gongylonematidae |
Gongylonema pulchrum |
| |
|
|
Onchocercidae |
Acanthocheilonema reconditum |
| |
|
|
|
Cercopithifilaria bainae |
| |
|
|
|
Cercopithifilaria grassii (syn. Dipetalonema grassii) |
| |
|
|
|
Dirofilaria immitis |
| |
|
|
Physalopteridae |
Physaloptera praeputialis |
| |
|
|
Spirocercidae |
Spirocerca lupi |
| Platyhelminthes |
Cestoda |
Cyclophyllidea |
Dipylidiidae |
Dipylidium caninum |
| |
|
|
Taeniidae |
Echinococcus granulosus |
| |
|
|
|
Taenia hydatigena |
| |
|
|
|
Taenia multiceps (syn. Multiceps multiceps) |
| |
Trematoda |
Opisthorchiida |
Heterophyidae |
Ascocotyle longa (syn. Phagicola arnaldoi) |
| Acanthocephala | Archiacanthocephala | Oligacanthorhynchida | Oligacanthorhynchidae | Oncicola canis |
aChecklist of endoparasites (protozoa and helminths) affecting dogs in Brazil [32,67-130,344-353] Doubtful records (e.g., Phagicola minuta, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Dirofilaria repens, Necator americanus, Trichuris serrata, Uncinaria stenocephala, Isospora rivolta, and Isospora bigemina) [68,69] are not included.
bThe genus Rangelia has long been regarded a synonym of Babesia (family Babesiidae), but recent genetic and biological data supports its validity and its inclusion in the family Theileriidae. The creation of a monospecific family (Rangeliidae) does not seem desirable.