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|class = [[Nematodes|Nematoda]]
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|super-family = [[Filarioidea]]
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==''Onchocerca gutturosa''==
Also known as: '''''Onchocera lienalis — Ligamentary onchocercosis
===Hosts===
'''Intermediate hosts''': Blackflies
'''Definitive hosts''': Cattle
===Identification===
''O. gutturosa'' are thin, white worms. The females are capable of growing up to 60cm in length. The males are considerably smaller at around 4cm in length.
===Life Cycle===
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==
===Hosts===
'''Intermediate hosts''': Midges ([[Ceratopogonidae|''Culocoides'']])
'''Definitive hosts''': Cattle
===Identification===
''O. gutturosa'' are thin, white worms ranging from 2-20cm in length. The microfilariae are around 260μm in length.
===Life Cycle===
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]]