Crenosoma		Contents		Rev 12/02/2024
Lungworms		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
Return to Crenosoma Menu				Ecosystem Functions and Services
		Distribution		Management
Return to Crenosomatidae Menu		Feeding		References
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Metastrongyloidea

        Crenosomatidae

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

  Lung parasites of mammals

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Deak, G., Ionica, A.M., Gherman, C.M., Mihalca, A.D. 2023. Diversity of Crenosoma species in mustelids with the first molecular characterization of C. melesi and C. petrowi. Front. Vet. Sci. Sec. Parasitology 10: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1094554

Stunzenas, V, Binkiene, R. 2020. Description of Crenosoma vismani n. sp., parasitic in the lungs of Lynx lynx (L.) (Carnivora: Felidae), with identification key to the species of the genus Crenosoma Molin, 1861 (Nematoda: Crenosomatidae) Systematic Parasitology 98:73-83.

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Revised: December 02, 2024.

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