Revised 11/02/21
Capillariidae Neveu-Lemaire, 1936
A nematode family of parasites of birds, fish and mammals (rodents and others).
Genus Capillaria is the
causal agent of capillariasis in humans and other
mammals, and in fish and birds.
Capillaria
hepatica causes hepatic capillariasis (infection
of the liver) and Capillaria philippinensis causes intestinal capillariasis.
References
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