Family Rictulariidae

Revised 10/25/21

• A family of nematode parasites mainly of the small intestine of mammals.

References

Lux Hoppe, E.G., R.C. Araujo de Lima , J.H. Tebaldi and A.A. Nascimento 2010. Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata n. sp. (Spirurida: Rictulariidae), a nematode parasite of the crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) from Caatinga shrubland, Brazil. Journal of Helminthology 84:312–316.

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