Passalurus ambiguus
Passalurus ambiguus
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Nematoda
- Class Secernentea
- Order Oxyurida
- Superfamily Oxyuroidea
- Family Oxyuridae
- Genus Passalurus
Final host
Rabbit, hare
Morphology
Adults (≈ 4-11 mm, according to sex): whitish worms known as "pin worms" because of the very long tapering tail of the mature females The oesophagus has the typical oxyurid oesophageal bulb Males have only one spicule and lack of copulatory bursa Eggs (≈ 88-110 x 43 µm) are thin-walled, with slightly flattened walls on one side
Cycle
Direct
Location
Caecum, colon
Feeding
Intestinal content
Diagnostic
Eggs
Transmission
L3 within the egg
