Gnathostoma
| Gnathostoma | |
|---|---|
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| Gnathostoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Spirurida |
| Family: | Gnathostomatidae |
| Genus: | Gnathostoma Owen, 1837[1] |
Not to be confused with Gnathostomata (singular: Gnathostoma), a Vertebrate Superclass.
Gnathostoma is a genus of parasitic nematodes. The species Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum can cause gnathostomiasis.
Species
- Gnathostoma binucleatum (Almeyda-. Artigas, 1991)
- Gnathostoma doloresi
- Gnathostoma hispidum (Fedtschenko, 1872)
- Gnathostoma lamothei
- Gnathostoma malaysiae (Miyazaki & Dunn, 1965)
- Gnathostoma nipponicum
- Gnathostoma spinigerum Levinsen, 1889
- Gnathostoma turgidum
References
- ↑ Owen R. (1837). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 125.
External links
- Taxon: Genus Gnathostoma, Taxonomicon
- Gnathostoma, Pet Education.
- Gnathostoma at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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