Angiostrongylus
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| Adult female worm of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Scale bar is 1 mm. | |
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| Genus: | Angiostrongylus |
Angiostrongylus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Metastrongylidae.
Species
Species in the genus
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935) [2]
- Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971 [3]
- Angiostrongylus vasorum Baillet, 1866
References
- ^ Kamensky (1905). Sborn. Trud. Charkov veterin. Inst. 1905.
- ^ Chen, H.-T. (1935). "Un nouveau nématode pulmonaire, Pulmonema cantonensis, n. g., n. sp". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 13 (4): 312–317. doi:10.1051/parasite/1935134312.
- ^ Morera, P., & Céspedes, R. (1971). Angiostrongylus costaricensis n. sp.(Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea), a new lungworm occurring in man in Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 18(1-2), 173-185. PDF
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