Dirofilaria tenuis

Dirofilaria tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Spirurida
Family: Onchocercidae
Genus: Dirofilaria
Species: D. tenuis
Binomial name
Dirofilaria tenuis
Chandler, 1942[1]

Dirofilaria tenuis is a species of nematode, and a known parasite of raccoons.[2]

References

  1. ^ Studies on the Development of Dirofilaria tenuis Chandler 1942. Warren R. Pistey, The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 44, No. 6 (Dec., 1958), pp. 613-626
  2. ^ Watts KJ, Courteny CH, Reddy GR (December 1999). "Development of a PCR- and probe-based test for the sensitive and specific detection of the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in its mosquito intermediate host". Mol. Cell. Probes 13 (6): 425–30. doi:10.1006/mcpr.1999.0270. PMID 10657147. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0890850899902700.