Dirofilaria [SEP] parent taxon
Dirofilaria
Dirofilaria is a genus of nematodes, or roundworms, in the family Onchocercidae. Some species cause dirofilariasis, a state of parasitic infection, in humans and other animals.
There are about 27 species in the genus. These are generally divided into two subgenera, "Dirofilaria" and "Nochtiella".
Some species are well-known parasites, including "Dirofilaria immitis", the dog heartworm, "Dirofilaria repens", which affects many types of nonhuman mammals, and "Dirofilaria tenuis", which usually
- "Dirofilaria indica"
- "Dirofilaria louisianensis"
- "Dirofilaria macacae"
- "Dirofilaria macrodemos"
- "Dirofilaria magalhaesi"
- "Dirofilaria magnilarvata"
- "Dirofilaria pongoi"
- "Dirofilaria reconditum"
- "Dirofilaria repens"
- "Dirofilaria roemeri"
- "Dirofilaria tawila"
- "Dirofilaria tenuis"
- "Dirofilaria timidi"
- "Dirofilaria uniformis"
- "Dirofilaria ursi"
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