General Parasitology and Helminthology: Morphology of dirofilaria immitis

Morphology of dirofilaria immitis

Family	Filaridae
Genus	Dirofilaria
Species	D.immitis
Location	Right ventricle and pulmonary artery
I/H	Mosquitoes ( Culex, Aedes & Anopheles)
Common name	Heart worm of dog.

Morphology

Worms are long, thin and white in colour.
Mouth is very small and lips are absent.
Male is smaller than the female.
Posterior end of male is spirally coiled.
The spicules are unequal and the left spicule is blunt.
In female vulva is situated at the anterior extremity. They are larviparous or vivparous.
Larvae of filarid is known as "Microfilaria" which are found in the blood of the host.

Click here to see the video of Live microfilaria in blood

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Dirofilaria Immitis

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VPA 211: General Veterinary Parasitology and Helminthology (3+1)

Morphology of dirofilaria immitis

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