Ollulanus tricuspis

General Description: Very small roundworms 0.7 to 1mm long.

Life Cycle: Direct. Females are viviparous laying infective third stage larvae which are transmitted in the vomitus of infected cats.

Location: Stomach

Significance: Generally considered harmless although apparent clinical disease has been reported in a cat colony and in cheetahs in captivity.

Control: Not generally considered necessary. Hygeine.

Capillarias

Dipylidium