Eucoleus Explained

Eucoleus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Capillariidae.^[1] Dwelling primarily in the airways of foxes, it can be found worldwide in dogs and cats^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} .

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Eucoleus aerophilus
• Eucoleus annulatus
• Eucoleus bacillatus
• Eucoleus baskakowi
• Eucoleus boehemi
• Eucoleus boehmi
• Eucoleus contortus
• Eucoleus dispar
• Eucoleus dubius
• Eucoleus garfiai
• Eucoleus gastricus
• Eucoleus obtusiuscula
• Eucoleus oesophagicola
• Eucoleus perforans
• Eucoleus schvalovoj
• Eucoleus spiralis
• Eucoleus tenuis
• Eucoleus vanelli

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eucoleus Dujardin, 1845 . www.gbif.org . 4 October 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophila - Learn About Parasites - Western College of Veterinary Medicine . 2023-10-26 . Learn About Parasites . en.
3. Mechouk . Noureddine . Deak . Georgiana . Ionică . Angela Monica . Toma . Corina Gina . Bouslama . Zihad . Daniel Mihalca . Andrei . 2023-04-01 . First report of Crenosoma vulpis in Africa and Eucoleus aerophilus in Algeria . International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife . 20 . 187–191 . 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.03.003 . 2213-2244 . 10023903 . 36941973.
4. Anderson, Roy C. Nematode parasites of vertebrates: their development and transmission. Cabi, 2000.
5. Traversa . Donato . Di Cesare . Angela . Conboy . Gary . 2010-07-23 . Canine and feline cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes in Europe: emerging and underestimated . Parasites & Vectors . 3 . 1 . 62 . 10.1186/1756-3305-3-62 . 1756-3305 . 2923136 . 20653938 . free .
6. Deak . Georgiana . Gherman . Călin Mircea . Ionică . Angela Monica . Péter . Áron . Sándor . D. Attila . Mihalca . Andrei Daniel . 2020-08-01 . Biotic and abiotic factors influencing the prevalence, intensity and distribution of Eucoleus aerophilus and Crenosoma vulpis in red foxes, Vulpes vulpes from Romania . International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife . Including Articles from the Special Issue ‘Parasites in Extreme Environments’, pp. 250 - 325 . 12 . 121–125 . 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.05.009 . 2213-2244 . 7286923 . 32547917.