Metastrongylus
| Metastrongylus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Metastrongylidae |
| Genus: | Metastrongylus Molin, 1861 |
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M. elongatus (Dujardin, 1845) syn. M. apri | |
Metastrongylus is a genus of nematodes of the family Metastrongylidae, usually found as lungworms in pigs and sometimes causing parasitic bronchitis. It causes a disease called metastrongylosis.
Species
- Metastrongylus elongatus (Dujardin, 1845) synonym Metastrongylus apri (Gmelin, 1780)
- Metastrongylus pudendotectus (Wostokow, 1905)
- Metastrongylus salmi (Gedoelst, 1823)
- Metastrongylus confusus (Jansen, 1964)
- Metastrongylus asymmetricus (Noda, 1973)
Life cycle
The
, undergoing two more larval stages in the process. The prepatent period is 3-4 weeks.References
- ^ "Lungworm Infection: Introduction". The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-01.