Spiruria
| Spiruria | |
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| Microfilariae of Mansonella perstans (left) and Loa loa (Spirurida: Filariidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Spiruria |
| Orders | |
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Ascaridida | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spirurina | |
Subclass Spiruria comprises mostly parasitic secernentean nematodes. In an alternate classification, they are treated as suborder Spirurina, with the orders listed here being ranked as infraorders.
The Ascaridida and the Oxyurida, which include worms that infect many mammals (including marine mammals), are sometimes placed in subclass Rhabditia. But that seems as spurious as the erstwhile placement of the in subclass . The Camallanida and are sometimes included in the Spirurida as suborder and superfamily, respectively.[1]
Some important species[]
- Giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), causes ascariasis in humans
- Toxocara canis, parasite of dogs
- Anisakis, responsible for the human disease Anisakiasis
Footnotes[]
- ^ ToL (2002)
References[]
- Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (2002): Nematoda. Version of 2002-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-NOV-02.
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- Spiruria
- Parasitic nematodes of mammals
- Protostome subclasses
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