Toxocara malayasiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Ascaridida |
Family: | Toxocaridae |
Genus: | Toxocara |
Species: | T. malayasiensis
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Binomial name | |
Toxocara malayasiensis Gibbons et al., 2001
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Toxocara malayasiensis is a species of feline roundworm, a parasite which infects the intestine of cats. Feline roundworms are passed in the fecal matter of cats, and can be transmitted to humans, causing toxocariasis, a potentially serious disease.[1]