[ study on three cestode species of subfamily dipylidinae from stray cats of tehran]

ABSTRACT

A total of 102 stray cats were collected from different regions of Tehran. After autopsy, the small intestine of the animals were searched for the presence of helminths. Three species of Dipylidinae, Diplopylidium nolleri, Joyeuxiella pasqualei and Dipylidium caninum were recovered. The infection rate of Diplopylidium nolleri, Joyeuxiella pasqualei and Dipylidium caninum were 37.25%, 3.92% and 4.90%, respectively. In addition, these species were described, compared and drawn by camera lucida. Tins is the first report of Diplopylidium nolleri and Joyeuxiella pasqualei from in Iran