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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Chromadorea > Spirurida > Filarioidea

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Filarioidea  

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Entry terms

  • Litomosoide
  • Litomosoides

Note

  • infection = FILARIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A superfamily of nematodes of the order SPIRURIDA. Members possess a filiform body and a mouth surrounded by papillae.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005370

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