Subclass of roundworms
Spiruria
Microfilariae of Mansonella perstans (left) and Loa loa (Spirurida: Filariidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Subclass:
Spiruria
Orders
Ascaridida
Camallanida (disputed)
Drilonematida (disputed)
Oxyurida
Rhigonematida
Spirurida
Synonyms
Spirurina
Subclass Spiruria comprises mostly parasitic secernentean nematodes. In an alternate classification, they are treated as suborder Spirurina , with the orders listed here being ranked as infraorders.
Spiruria contain divirese group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism. The subclass of Spiruria has a specialized structure called stoma, which ingests fluid from its host's tissue.
The Ascaridida and the Oxyurida, which include worms that infect many mammals (including marine mammals), are sometimes placed in subclass Rhabditia. But that seems as spurious as the erstwhile placement of the Rhigonematida in subclass Tylenchia. The Camallanida and Drilonematida are sometimes included in the Spirurida as suborder and superfamily, respectively.[1]
There is a lot of ongoing debate about the taxonomy of Spiruria. Some place the subclass Ascaridia and Oxyurida within Rhabditia subclass.
Last Update: 2023-03-17T22:47:35Z
Subclass Spiruria comprises mostly parasitic secernentean nematodes. In an alternate classification, they are treated as suborder Spirurina, with the orders...
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Last Update: 2021-03-01T11:57:00Z
morphological and DNA sequence data rather unequivocally assigns them to the Spiruria . The Oxyurida and Rhigonematida are occasionally placed in the Ascaridina...
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Last Update: 2024-01-02T21:06:02Z
morphological and DNA sequence data rather unequivocally assign them to the Spiruria . The Oxyurida and Rhigonematida are occasionally placed in the Ascaridida...
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Last Update: 2021-03-01T11:56:10Z
other hand, the old placement of the Ascaridida in Rhabditia instead of Spiruria seems unwarranted. The Rhabditida contain a number of families which are...
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Last Update: 2024-06-15T03:34:22Z
Subclass Diplogasteria (disputed) Subclass Rhabditia (paraphyletic?) Subclass Spiruria Subclass Tylenchia (disputed) "Chromadorea" assemblage Later work has suggested...
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Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-06-19T04:09:58Z
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Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-02-13T17:06:13Z
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Last Update: 2023-09-02T22:34:17Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-05-02T01:18:26Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-06-19T04:11:55Z
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Last Update: 2024-03-02T08:15:10Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-06-11T23:24:47Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2023-11-25T23:38:24Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-06-02T09:55:08Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-01-24T15:19:56Z
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Last Update: 2024-04-15T04:41:00Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2024-05-04T08:46:53Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2023-10-17T14:22:31Z
Spiruria Strongylida (hookworm) Hookworm infection Ancylostoma duodenale / A. braziliense Ancylostomiasis / Cutaneous larva migrans Necator americanus...
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Last Update: 2023-11-29T02:01:42Z
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Last Update: 2022-12-18T02:52:14Z
are: Subclass Rhabditia (paraphyletic?) Rhabditida Strongylida Subclass Spiruria Ascaridida Camallanida (sometimes included in Spirurida) Drilonematida...
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