Camallanida
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| Camallanida | |
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| Dracunculus medinensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Spiruria |
| Order: | Camallanida |
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Camallanina |
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The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.
- Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates
- Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts
They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.
Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.
[edit] References
- "Camallanida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=64150. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
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