Cylicocyclus nassatus is a very common species of cyathostomin, which are important intestinal parasites of horses. Cyathostomins, including C. nassatus, are nematodes.[1][2]
| Cylicocyclus nassatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Strongylidae |
| Genus: | Cylicocyclus |
| Species: | C. nassatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cylicocyclus nassatus Looss, 1900
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References edit
- ^ J. R. Lichtenfels; Vitaliy A. Kharchenko; C. Sommer; M. Ito. "Key characters for the microscopical identification of Cylicocyclus nassatus and Cylicocyclus ashworthi (Nematoda: Cyathostominae) of the horse, Equus caballus". Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 64: 120–127.
- ^ Hung, GC; Chilton, NB; Beveridge, I; McDonnell, A; Lichtenfels, JR; Gasser, RB (1997). "Molecular delineation of Cylicocyclus nassatus and C. Ashworthi (Nematoda:Strongylidae)". International Journal for Parasitology. 27 (5): 601–5. doi:10.1016/s0020-7519(96)00192-0. PMID 9193955.
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