Kingdom Animalia Order Strongylida Genus Muellerius Higher classification Muellerius | Phylum Nematoda Family Protostrongylidae Scientific name Muellerius capillaris Rank Species | |
Similar Roundworms, Dictyocaulus, Moniezia, Metastrongylus, Dictyocaulus viviparus | ||
Muellerius capillaris (Mueller, 1889), also known as hair lungworm, is nematode parasite of small ruminants. Adult worms occur in small air passages (bronchioles, bronchioli) and in the alveoli, even in the subpleural tissue. In ruminants, parasite causes chronic bronchopneumonia. In case of massive infection or secondary bacterial infection, M. capillaris infection can cause death of the host.
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