Filarioidea
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| Onchocercidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| (unranked): | Bilateria |
| Superphylum: | Platyzoa |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Spiruria |
| Order: | Spirurida |
| Superfamily: | Filarioidea |
Filarioidea is a superfamily of nematode.[1][2]
A specific member is known as "Filaria".[3]
Infections with Filarioidea cause Filariasis.
It includes the family Onchocercidae.
[edit] References
- ^ MeSH Filarioidea
- ^ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "filaria" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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