Table 5.
Endoparasites of cats in Brazil
| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Species a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcomastigophora |
Zoomastigophora |
Diplomonadida |
Hexamitidae |
Giardia duodenalis |
| |
|
Kinetoplastida |
Trypanosomatidae |
Leishmania infantum |
| |
|
|
|
Leishmania amazonensis |
| |
|
|
|
Leishmania braziliensis |
| |
|
|
|
Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Apicomplexa |
Aconoidasida |
Piroplasmida |
Babesiidae |
Babesia vogeli |
| |
|
|
Theileriidae |
Cytauxzoon felis |
| |
Conoidasida |
Eucoccidiorida |
Hepatozoidae |
Hepatozoon canis |
| |
|
|
|
Hepatozoon felis |
| |
|
|
Cryptosporidiidae |
Cryptosporidium felis |
| |
|
|
Eimeriidae |
Isospora felis (syn. Cystoisospora felis) |
| |
|
|
|
Isospora felis (syn. Cystoisospora rivolta) |
| |
|
|
Sarcocystidae |
Hammondia hammondi |
| |
|
|
|
Sarcocystis hirsuta (syn. Sarcocystis bovifelis) |
| |
|
|
|
Toxoplasma gondii |
| Nematoda |
Secernentea |
Strongylida |
Ancylostomatidae |
Ancylostoma braziliense |
| |
|
|
|
Ancylostoma caninum |
| |
|
|
|
Ancylostoma tubaeforme |
| |
|
|
Angiostrongylidae |
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus |
| |
|
|
|
Gurltia paralysans |
| |
|
|
Syngamidae |
Mammomonogamus dispar |
| |
|
Rhabditida |
Strongyloididae |
Strongyloides stercoralis |
| |
|
Ascaridida |
Ascarididae |
Lagochilascaris minor |
| |
|
|
|
Toxascaris leonina |
| |
|
|
|
Toxocara cati (syn. Toxocara mistax) |
| |
|
|
Dioctophymatidae |
Dioctophyme renale |
| |
|
Trichurida |
Capillariidae |
Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) |
| |
|
|
|
Pearsonema feliscati |
| |
|
|
Trichuridae |
Trichuris campanula |
| |
|
|
|
Trichuris serrata |
| |
|
Spirurida |
Onchocercidae |
Dirofilaria immitis |
| |
|
|
Physalopteridae |
Physaloptera praeputialis |
| Platyhelminthes |
Cestoda |
Cyclophyllidea |
Dipylidiidae |
Dipylidium caninum |
| |
|
|
Taeniidae |
Taenia taeniformis |
| |
|
Pseudophyllidea |
Diphyllobothriidae |
Spirometra mansonoides |
| |
Trematoda |
Opisthorchiida |
Heterophyidae |
Ascocotyle angrense |
| |
|
|
|
Ascocotyle longa (syn. Phagicola arnaldoi) |
| |
|
Plagiorchiida |
Dicrocoeliidae |
Platynosomum fastosum |
| |
|
Strigeatida |
Diplostomatidae |
Alaria alata |
| Acanthocephala |
Archiacanthocephala |
Moniliformida |
Moniliformidae |
Moniliformis moniliformis |
| Palaecanthocephala | Polymorphida | Centrorhynchidae | Sphaerirostris erraticus |