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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Adenophorea > Enoplida > Mermithoidea

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Mermithoidea  

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Entry terms

  • Mermithid
  • Mermithids

Note

  • a superfamily of nematodes; infection (probably accidental through food contam): coord IM with ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

Scope note

  • A superfamily of nematodes of the order ENOPLIDA. Characteristics include a reduced alimentary tract and the presence of a trophosome. Its organisms can be present in the human intestine through ingestion of unwashed or contaminated raw vegetables.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008632

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