1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
2Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
Rictularia sp., a spirurid was detected in the faeces of a civet cat. The males measured 7.5 mm to 10.5 mm (Av. 9.25 mm) and the females were 28 mm to 31.5 mm (Av. 30.35mm). Two rows of large thick spines were present on the cuticle in the sub-ventral aspect. The eggs were thick shelled and fully embryonated.
Rictularia sp, Civet cat