Camallanida

Updated on Oct 01, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subclass Spiruria Higher classification Secernentea		Phylum Nematoda Scientific name Camallanida Rank Order

Similar Roundworms, Secernentea, Spirurida, Trichobilharzia regenti, Oxyurida

The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.

Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates

Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts

They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.

Notable species and genera

Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.

Philometra is a genus in the family Philometridae that parasitises fish.

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