FFA Veterinary Science Contest Parasites

Parasites

Flashcards

Below is a list of parasites that you may be asked to identify by picture: Click on the red words to see a picture and description of the parasite.

 

Parasite Identification List

* Asterisk indicates which parasite life cycles could have questions

  1. Blowfly (Family Calliphoridae)
  2. Calcium oxalate crystals
  3. Cat Warble (Genus Cuterebra)
  4. Cocci (bacteria)
  5. Coccidia (Genus Isospora or Eimeria)
  6. Demodectic Mite (Genus Demodex)
  7. Ear Mite (Family Ascaridae; Genus Otodectes)
  8. Eosinophils
  9. Epithelial Cells (urine)
  10. Fleas* (Genus Ctenocephalides)
  11. Flea Larva (Genus Ctenocephalides)
  1. Flea Tapeworm* (Genus Dipylidium)
  2. Flea Tapeworm Egg (Genus Dipylidium)
  3. Flea Tapeworm Segment*(Genus Dipylidium)
  4. Giardia* (Genus Giardia)
  5. Heartworm Adult* (Genus Dirofilaria)
  6. Heartworm Microfilaria* (Genus Dirofilaria)
  7. Hookworm Adult* (Family Ancylostomatidae; Genus Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, Bunostomum or Globocephalus)
  8. Hookworm Egg* (Family Ancylostomatidae; Genus Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, Bunostomum or Globocephalus)
  9. Horse Bots* (Genus Gasterophilus)
  10. Horse Strongyles* (Family Strongylidae; Genus Strongylus )
  11. Lice - Biting (Order Mallophaga; Genus Bovicola or Trichodectes)
  1. Lice - Sucking (Order Anoplura; Genus Linognathus or Hematopinus)
  2. Liver Fluke (Class Trematoda; Genus Fasciola, Fascioloides or Dicrocoelium)
  3. Mosquito Adult (Family Culicidae; Genus Anopheles, Culex or Aedes)
  4. Mosquito Larva (Family Culicidae; Genus Anopheles, Culex or Aedes)
  5. Neutrophils
  6. Platelets
  7. Red Blood Cell (erythrocyte)
  8. Rod (bacteria)
  9. Roundworm Adult* (Family Ascarididae or Toxocaridae; Genus Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ascaris, Parascaris or Neoascaris)
  10. Roundworm Egg* (Family Ascarididae or Toxocaridae; Genus Toxocara, Toxascaris, Ascaris, Parascaris or Neoascaris)
  11. Sarcoptic Mite (Family Ascaridae; Genus Sarcoptes or Notoedres)
  1. Struvite Crystals (triple magnesium phosphate)
  2. Taenia Tapeworm* (Family Taeniidae; Genus Taenia)
  3. Taenia Tapeworm Egg* (Family Taeniidae; Genus Taenia)
  4. Taenia Tapeworm Segment* (Family Taeniidae; Genus Taenia)
  5. Tick-American Dog (Family Dermacentor; Genus variabilis)
  6. Tick-Black Legged Deer (Family Ixodes; Genus scapularis)
  7. Tick-Brown Dog (Family Rhipicephalus; Genus sanguineus)
  8. Tick-Lonestar (Family Amblyomma; Genus americanum)
  9. Whipworm* (Genus Trichuris)
  10. Whipworm Egg* (Genus Trichuris)
  11. Yeast (cytology)