Camallanida

They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.

Camallanida
Dracunculus medinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Subclass:
Spiruria
Order:
Camallanida
Families
  • Anguillicolidae
  • Camallanidae
  • Dracunculidae
  • Micropleudidae
  • Philometridae
Synonyms

Camallanina

The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.

  • Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates
  • Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts

Notable species and genera
  • Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.
  • Philometra is a genus in the family Philometridae that parasitises fish.

References
    • "Camallanida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 28, 2007.


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