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[[Image:Toxocara cati egg.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Toxocara cati egg (Image sourced from Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]
[[Image:Toxocara cati egg.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Toxocara cati egg (Image sourced from Joel Mills, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]
''Toxocara cati'' is a nematode of the superfamily ''Ascaridoidea''. ''T. cati'' is found worldwide, and can cause a wide range of gastrointestinal problems in infected hosts.
==Hosts==
Cat.
==Identification==
''T. canis'' is large white worm, and the female is capable of growing up to 10cm in length. The male, similar to ''Toxocara canis'', has a finger-like process on the tip of the tail.