Physaloptera
| Physaloptera | |
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| P. ngoci, male caudal extremity [1] | |
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| P. ngoci, scanning electron microscopy
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Physalopteridae |
| Genus: | Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819 |
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Systematics
Physaloptera is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Physalopteridae. Species include:
- Physaloptera dilatata[2]
- Physaloptera dispar[3]
- Physaloptera hispida[4]
- Physaloptera losseni[2]
- Physaloptera maxillaris[5]
- Physaloptera murisbrasiliensis[4]
- Physaloptera ngoci [1]
- Physaloptera preputialis[6]
- Physaloptera retusa[2]
- Physaloptera rara[7]
Undescribed or unidentified species have been found on the
Lagothrix lagotricha in Brazil.[2]
Physaloptera spp. as human parasites
Most species utilize insects such as crickets, cockroaches, and beetles as intermediate hosts.[9] Several species of Physaloptera can be parasites of primates and man.[10][11] This rare disease is known as spiruridiasis. Human infection is considered to be ancient; eggs of Physaloptera sp. were found in a grave of the Bronze Age in Iran.[9]
References
Literature cited
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- Kinsella, J.M. (1974). "Comparison of helminth parasites of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, from several habitats in Florida". American Museum Novitates (2540): 1–12. hdl:2246/2742.
- Kinsella, J.M. 1988. Comparison of helminths of rice rats, Oryzomys palustris, from freshwater and saltwater marshes in Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55(2):275–280.
- Mirzayans, A (1971). "Incidence of gastrointestinal helminths of domestic cats in the Teheran area of Iran". The Journal of Parasitology. 57 (6): 1296. PMID 5157163.
- Muniz-Pereira, L.C.; Vieira, F.M.; Luque, J.L. (2009). "Checklist of helminth parasites of threatened vertebrate species from Brazil". Zootaxa. 2123: 1–45. .
- Santana, E.M.; Jantz, H.E.; Best, T.L. (2010). "Atelerix albiventris (Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceidae)". Mammalian Species. 42 (857): 99–110. doi:10.1644/857.1.