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 |
The Filarioidea are a superfamily of nematodes (roundworms).[1][2] The members of this superfamily are known as filarial worms. Infections with parasitic filarial worms cause filariasis. Drugs against these worms are known as filaricides.
References
- ↑ Filarioidea at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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