Troglostrongylus is a genus of nematodes which are metastrongyloid lung parasites of domestic cats (Felis catus) and small wild cats (Felis lybica, Lynx rufus, Lynx canadensis and Felis chaus) through the Middle East and North America.[1][2][3]
Species of Trichostrongylus which have been recognised in felidae include T. subcrenatus, T. wilsoni, and T. brevoir.[3][4][5]
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^ abBrianti, Emanuele; Gaglio, Gabriella; Giannetto, Salvatore; Annoscia, Giada; Latrofa, Maria Stefania; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Traversa, Donato; Otranto, Domenico (2012). "Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) as agents of broncho-pulmonary infestation in domestic cats". Parasites & Vectors. 5 (1). doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-178. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 3469345.
^Sarmiento L & Stough BD (1956) Troglostrongylus wilsoni (Stough, 1953) n. comb. (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) from the lungs of the bobcat, Lynx rufus rufus. J Parasitol42(1):45-48
^Watson TG et al (1981) Endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (Felis rufus) from West Virginia and Georgia. J Wildl Dis17(4):547-554
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Wallner, N.; Catalan, D. R. (2010). "Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) infections in cats inhabiting Ibiza...
anglicization of the German/Swiss surname Stauch. B. D. Stough, zoologist (Troglostrongylus wilsoni) Bessie Callender (née Stough), American sculptor Carl Stough...