Toxocara cati - anterior region

	Group: Non-bursate, migratory, ascarid nematode
	Host species: Felines
	Features:  Stout white worms found in the intestine or passed in faeces Three-lipped mouth, characteristic of ascarids Cervical alae short and wide, giving the worm an arrow-like appearance Distinguished from Toxascaris leonina by the shape of the cervical alae

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