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|name =''Oncocerca spp.
|name =''Oncocerca spp.
==''Onchocerca gutturosa''==
==''Onchocerca gutturosa''==
Also known as: '''''Onchocera lienalis — Ligamentary onchocercosis
===Hosts===
===Hosts===
===Life Cycle===
===Life Cycle===
Microfilariae are found on the surface of the host. [[Blackflies]] feed and ingest the microfilariae. These develop and mature into L3 larvae. The blackflies then feed on another host, which becomes infected.
Microfilariae are found on the surface of the host. [[Simuliidae|Blackflies]] feed and ingest the microfilariae. These develop and mature into L3 larvae. The blackflies then feed on another host, which becomes infected.
==Onchocerca gibsoni==
==Onchocerca gibsoni==
===Life Cycle===
===Life Cycle===
As for ''Onchocera gutturosa''.
As for ''Onchocera gutturosa''.
{{Learning
|flashcards = [[Cattle_Nematode_Flashcards|Cattle Nematode Flashcards]]
|literature search =[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=Onchocerca&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=cattle&occuring2=od&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=46&y=9&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Onchocerca'' spp. in cattle publications]
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[[Category:Filarioidea]]
[[Category:Filarioidea]]