A new species, Toxocara lyncis, in the caracal (Lynx caracal).
Toxocara lyncis, sp. n. is described from Lynx caracal in Somalia. It most closely resembles T. cati, the only species of Toxocara reported from L. caracal. It differs from T. cati in the comparative length of the spicules and the esophagus, and in the shape of the cervical alae. Cervical alae have a nearly uniform width along their length in T. lyncis, while they are narrow anteriorly and broad posteriorly forming an arrow head shaped cephalic end in T. cati.
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Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Università di Pisa, Italy.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012998:Somalia; D014119:Toxocara / Q000145:classification*