Spiruria
| Spiruria | |
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| Microfilariae of Mansonella perstans (left) and Loa loa (Spirurida: Filariidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Spiruria |
| Orders | |
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Ascaridida | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spirurina | |
infraorders
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Spiruria contain divirese group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism. The subclass of Spiruria has a specialized structure called stoma, which ingests fluid from its host's tissue.
The
suborder and superfamily, respectively.[1]
There is a lot of ongoing debate about the taxonomy of Spiruria. Some place the subclass Ascaridia and Oxyurida within Rhabditia subclass.
Some important species
- Giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), causes ascariasis in humans
- Toxocara canis, parasite of dogs
- Anisakiasis
Footnotes
- ^ ToL (2002)
References
- Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (2002): Nematoda. Version of 2002-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-NOV-02.
- Bowman, D. D. (2014). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians. Elsevier Health Sciences.
- Hawdon, J. M., & Schad, G. A. (1990). Trichinella and trichinosis. Oxford University Press.
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