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Table 1 Gastrointestinal nematodes identified from horses in Australia

From: Systematic review of gastrointestinal nematodes of horses from Australia

Parasite type/spp.

Location (s)

Prevalence range (%)

Reference

Cyathostomins

 Coronocyclus spp. (Co. coronatus, Co. labiatus, Co. labratus)

QLD, NSW, VIC, WA

4–76

[3, 4, 7, 8, 34, 69, 101]

 Unidentified cyathostomins

QLD, WA

Up to 49

[5, 39]

 Cyathostomum spp. (Cy. catinatum, Cy. pateratum)

QLD, NSW, VIC, WA

Up to 76

[3, 4, 8, 34, 43, 69, 70, 101]

 Cylicocyclus spp. (Cc. ashworthi, Cc. auriculatus, Cc. brevicapsulatus, Cc. elongatus, Cc. insignis, Cc. leptostomus, Cc. nassatus, Cc. radiatus, Cc. ultrajectinus)

QLD, NSW, VIC, WA

1–72

[3, 4, 8, 34, 69,70,71, 101, 102]

 Cylicodontophorus bicoronatus

QLD, NSW, VIC

3–4

[4, 8, 34, 101, 102]

 Cylicostephanus asymmetricus, Cs. calicatus, Cs. goldi, Cs. hybridus, Cs. longibursatus, Cs. minutus

QLD, NSW, VIC, WA

2–76

[3, 4, 8, 28, 34, 69, 101, 102]

 Gyalocephalus capitatus

QLD, VIC

1–11

[4, 8, 34, 40]

 Parapoteriostomum spp. (Pp. euproctus, Pp. mettami)

QLD, NSW, VIC

1–15

[4, 8, 34, 101, 102]

 Petrovinema poculatum

QLD, VIC

2–9

[4, 8, 34, 102]

 Poteriostomum spp. (P. imparidentatum, P. ratzii, P. skrjabini)

QLD, NSW, VIC

1–52

[4, 8, 34, 69, 101]

 “Strongyles”

QLD, VIC

Up to 52

[11, 43]

Strongylins

 Craterostomum acuticaudatum

VIC

7

[4]

 Oesophagodontus robustus

QLD, VIC

Up to 2

[8, 34, 69, 102]

 Strongylus spp. (S. edentatus, Strongylus equinus, Strongylus vulgaris)

QLD, VIC, WA

3–88

[4, 5, 8, 29, 34, 36, 37, 40, 69]

 Triodontophorus spp. (T. brevicauda, T. minor, T. nipponicus, T. tenuicollis, T. serratus)

QLD, VIC, WA

3–30

[3, 4, 8, 34, 37, 40, 69, 102]

Non-strongylids

 Draschia megastoma

QLD, VIC, QA

5–66

[4, 5, 7, 51, 55]

 Habronema spp. (H. muscae, H. majus)

QLD, VIC, QA

2–72

[3,4,5, 7, 51]

 Trichostrongylus axei

VIC

51

[4]

 Oxyuris equi

QLD, VIC, QA

7–26

[3,4,5, 7]

 Parascaris equorum

NSW, QLD, VIC, QA

5–58

[3,4,5, 7, 20]

 Strongyloides westeri

QLD, VIC

6

[7, 29]

 Probstmayria vivipara

QLD

2

[7]

  1. Abbreviations: EPG, eggs per gram feces; na, not available/applicable; NSW, New South Wales; SA, South Australia; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia