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|sub-class =Enoplia
|sub-class =Enoplia
|order =Trichurida
|order =Trichurida
|super-family =
|super-family =Trichuroidea
|family =Trichinellidae
|family =Trichinellidae
|sub-family =
|sub-family =
=Overview=
=Overview=
[[Image:Capilaria.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Capilaria'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
[[Image:Capilaria.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Capillaria'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
''Capillaria spp.'' are similar to other members of the Trichuroidea superfamily such as ''Trichuris'' but with slight differences in morphology of the anterior and posterior ends. Although they are found in domestic mammals these species are of greatest importance in birds.
*Similar to ''Trichuris'', but the difference between anterior and posterior ends of the body is not so pronounced
*Similar to ''Trichuris'', but the difference between anterior and posterior ends of the body is not so pronounced
*Species have different predilection sites
*Species have different predilection sites
*Of greatest importance in birds, although species do occur in the urinary bladder and liver of cats and dogs
*Of greatest importance in birds, although species do occur in the urinary bladder and liver of cats and dogs
=Identification=
As with other
*''Capillaria aerophila'' in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Capillaria aerophila|respiratory disease]] of cats and dogs[[Category:Trichinelloidea]]
*''Capillaria aerophila'' in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Capillaria aerophila|respiratory disease]] of cats and dogs[[Category:Trichinelloidea]]