Angiostrongylus vasorum (male) from canine blood sample.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Chromadorea
Order:
Rhabditida
Family:
Angiostrongylidae
Genus:
Angiostrongylus
Species:
A. vasorum
Binomial name
Angiostrongylus vasorum
(Baillet, 1866)[1] (Kamensky, 1905)
Synonyms
Angiocaulus raillieti
Angiostrongylus raillieti
Angiostrongylus vasorum, also known as French heartworm, is a species of parasitic nematode in the family Metastrongylidae. It causes the disease canine angiostrongylosis in dogs. It is not zoonotic, that is, it cannot be transmitted to humans.
Not much is known about the biology of this species.[2]
^Baillet, C. (1866). Histoire naturelle des helminthes des principaux mammifères domestiques. Paris: P. Asselin. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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