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Capillaria

Known as: Capillarias, Hairworm 
A genus of trichuroid nematodes parasitic in the liver and intestines of many mammals and birds. Two species, C. hepatica and C. philippinensis… 
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Hepaticola hepaticaParacapillaria philippinensis

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2013
2013
First Report of Capillaria anatis (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from Corvus Species of Kashmir- India
During the present study, three species of birds belonging to the genus Corvus (C. monedula, C. splendens and C. macrorhynchos… 
2005
2005
Psittacine birds (Aves: Psittaciformes) as new hosts of Baruscapillaria obsignata (Nematoda: Capillariidae)
Kajerova V., V. Baru‰: Psittacine birds (Aves: Psittaciformes) as new hosts of Baruscapillaria obsignata (Nematoda: Capillariidae… 
1989
1989
[A redescription of Capillaria carbonis (Rudolphi, 1819), (Capillariidae), based on material collected from the black cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)].
A redescription of a nematodes Capillaria carbonis was made on the basis of specimens found for the first time in Phalacrocorax… 
1987
1987
A hairworm, Gordius sp., vomited by a domestic cat.
A hairworm was vomited by a domestic cat. The worm specimen is white with a yellowish tint and 585mm in length and 1.2mm in… 
1975
1975
Capillaria procyonis sp. n. (Nematoda: Trichuridae) from the esophagus of the raccoon, Procyon lotor.
A new species of nematode, Capillaria procyonis, is described from the esophageal epithelium of the raccoon in southern Louisiana… 
1974
1974
Epidemiology of bovine parasitic gastro-enteritis in the Philippines
Review
1967
Review
1967
A survey of helminths of the muskrat, Ondatra z. zibethica Miller, 1912, in Portage County, Ohio.
From 130 muskrats collected at 13 sites in Portage County, Ohio, 10 species of trematodes, two species of cestodes, five species… 
1962
1962
A hairworm (Gordiacea) 'parasitic' in a child in Ceylon.
1954
1954
Eosinophilia and hepatomegaly due to Capillaria hepatica infection.
1945
1945
The species of Capillaria (nematodes, Trichinelloidea) parasitic in the digestive tract of Danish gallinaceous and anatine game birds, with a revised list of species of Capillaria in birds.