Dracunculidae

Dracunculus medinensis, larvae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dracunculoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Cycloneuralia
Cladus: Nematoida
Phylum: Nematoda
Classis: Chromadorea
Ordo: Rhabditida
Subordo: Spirurina
Infraordo: Dracunculoidea

Familia: Dracunculidae
Genera: Avioserpens โ€“ Dracunculus โ€“ Lockenloia

Name

Dracunculidae Stiles, 1907

References

Primary references

  • Stiles, C.W. 1907. The zoological characters of the roundworm genus Filaria Mueller, 1787, with a list of the thread worms reported for man. US Public Health and Marine Hospital Service Hygienic Laboratory, Bulletin 34: 31โ€“51. Reference page. 
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