Gnathostoma

Not to be confused with Gnathostomata (singular: Gnathostoma), a Vertebrate Superclass.

Gnathostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Spirurida
Family: Gnathostomatidae
Genus: Gnathostoma
Owen, 1837[1]

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


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