Family Desmidocercidae

Rev. 01/29/2022

 

Phylum Nematoda

  Class Chromadorea
    Subclass Chromadoria

     Order Rhabditida

        Superfamily Aproctoidea

Desmidocercidae Cram, 1927

 

Filarial nematode parasites of birds, including lung nematodes of albatrosses, cormorants, penguins and others. fish-eating birds

 

References

Gibson, D.I., RA Bray, D Hunt, BB Georgiev et al. 2014. Fauna Europaea: Helminths (Animal Parasitic). Biodiversity Data Journal doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1060

 

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