The ParaSite
A Pacapacas Farm
Rick and Terry Simpson
HC 79 Box 52-E
Romney, WV 26757
(304) 822-3494
apacapacas@apacapacas.com
| Below are pictures of the eggs and oocysts produced by the various parasites that commonly inhabit the internal workings of domestic animals, to be used as a guide so that you can easily identify what you see when studying fecal slides under the microscope. CLICK THE THUMBNAILS FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND MORE DETAILS. All Views are at 410x unless indicated otherwise. |
| Sheep, Goat |
 Eimeria arloingi Eimeria ovina COCCIDIA, causes Coccidiosis |  Eimeria intricata COCCIDIA, causes Coccidiosis |  Thysanosoma actinioides TAPEWORM Very hard to find The eggs are inside the broken segments |
 Marshallagia marshalli STOMACH WORM |  Haemonchus contortus STOMACH WORM |
| Cattle, Sheep, Goat |
 Fascioloides magna LIVER FLUKE |  Fasciola Hepatica LIVER FLUKE |  Dicrocoelium dendriticum LIVER FLUKE |  Dictyocaulus filaria LUNGWORM Very difficult to see in a fecal. |
 Moniezia Expansa TAPE WORM |  Nematodirus spathiger Nematode of the small intestine |  Strongyloides Papillosus Threadworm of the small intestine |
| Cattle |
 Giardia bovis BOTTOM VIEW |  Giardia bovis SIDE VIEW |  Giardia bovis TOP VIEW |  Neoascaris vitulorum 410x |
 Buxtonella sulcata 410x |  Eimeria zurnii COCCIDIA |  Eimeria auburnensis COCCIDIA |
| Other ruminant parasite eggs not pictured yet: Trichostongyle, Trichuris, Capillaria sp., skrjabinema, muellerius Capillaris, Protostrongylus, Dictyocaulus Vivaparus, Cryptosporidium , Entamoeba bovis, Paragonimus kellicotti |
| Horse |
| There are no references here yet. |
| Cat and Dog |
 Isospora rivolta Cat COCCIDIA |  Isospora felis Cat COCCIDIA |  Isospora sp. COCCIDIA |  Isospora canis Dog COCCIDIA |
 Isospora, Misc. COCCIDIA comparisons |  Taenia pisiformis Dog Tapeworm |  Echinococcus granulosis Dog Tapeworm |  Dipylidium caninum Dog and cat Tapeworm |
 Taenia Taeniaeformis Dog and cat Tapeworm |  Spirometra Dog and cat Tapeworm |  Ancylostoma caninum Uncinaria stenocephala Dog and cat Hookworms |  Ancylostoma caninum Dog Hookworm |
 Toxocara cati Ancylostoma caninum Cat Roundworm Dog hookworm |  Toxocara cati Cat Roundworm |  Toxocara canis Toxascaris leonina Dog and Cat Roundworms |  Filaroides Sp. Dog stomach worm Worm is seen in feces |
 Physaloptera rara Dog and cat Stomach worm |  Physaloptera praeputialis Dog and cat Stomach worm |  Strongyloides stercoralis Dog nematode of the small intestine |  Alaria Dog and cat intestinal fluke |
 Toxoplasma Gondii Causes Toxoplasmosis |  Trichuris Vulpis Dog Whipworm |  Capillaria aerophila Dog and Cat Lungworm |  Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Cat Lungworm Worm is seen in feces |
 Paragonimus kellicotti Cat and dog Lung fluke |
Looking for good pictures of parasite eggs in alpacas, llamas, horses,
birds, rodents, swine, and reptiles. If you know where they might be
obtained, please email me to let me know.
