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]

Troglostrongylus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Suborder: Strongylida
Superfamily: Metastrongyloidea
Family: Crenosomatidae
Genus: Troglostrongylus
Vevers, 1923

Species of Trichostrongylus which have been recognised in felidae include T. subcrenatus, T. wilsoni, and T. brevoir.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Jeffries, R et al. (2010) Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) infections in cats inhabiting Ibiza, Spain. Veterinary Parasitology 173(3-4):344-348
  2. ^ Gerichter CB (1949) Studies on the nematodes parasitic in the lungs of Felidae in Palestine. Parasitology 39:251-262
  3. ^ a b Brianti, 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.
  4. ^ Sarmiento L & Stough BD (1956) Troglostrongylus wilsoni (Stough, 1953) n. comb. (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) from the lungs of the bobcat, Lynx rufus rufus. J Parasitol 42(1):45-48
  5. ^ Watson TG et al (1981) Endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (Felis rufus) from West Virginia and Georgia. J Wildl Dis 17(4):547-554