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Spirurina

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Spirurina
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Microfilariae of Mansonella perstans (left) and Loa loa (Spirurina: Filariidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Suborder: Spirurina
Railliet & Henry, 1915
Infraorders

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Synonyms[1]
  • Camallanina

Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida.[2][1] Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism.

Infraorders

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Spirurina contains the following infraorders, based on the World Nematode Database:[1]

Ascaridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

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Ascaridomorpha contains the following superfamilies:[3]

Gnathostomatomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

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Gnathostomatomorpha contains the following superfamilies:[4]

Oxyuridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

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Oxyuridomorpha, which was previously the order Oxyurida,[5] contains the following superfamilies:[6]

Rhigonematomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

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Rhigonematomorpha contains the following superfamilies:[7]

Spiruromorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

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Members of Spiruromorpha are known to parasitize porpoises,[8] canids, pangolins, various other mammals,[9] newts, along with fish such as catfish, sturgeons, suckers, salmonids, and pikes.[10] It contains the following superfamilies:[11]

Footnotes

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  1. 1 2 3 Deprez T (ed.). "Spirurina". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. Weaver, Haylee J. (2024). "Chapter 52: Oxyurida (Order): Pinworms [Concepts in Animal Parasitology]". Concepts in Animal Parasitology: 595. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap052.
  3. Deprez T (ed.). "Ascaridomorpha". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  4. Deprez T (ed.). "Gnathostomatomorpha". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  5. Weaver, Haylee J. (2024). "Chapter 52: Oxyurida (Order): Pinworms [Concepts in Animal Parasitology]". Concepts in Animal Parasitology: 595. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap052.
  6. Deprez T (ed.). "Oxyuridomorpha". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  7. Deprez T (ed.). "Rhigonematomorpha". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  8. Han, Lei; Yang, Yuling; Lu, Maolin; Yu, Hongyan; Lu, Yaxian; Zhou, Mengchao; Liu, Tianlu; Zhang, Ruisi; Chen, Bingyao; Hou, Zhijun (30 December 2024). "Mitogenome Phylogenetics of Spiruromorpha Porpoise Parasite: Insights Into Phylogeny of Crassicauda magna". Pathogens. 14 (1): 18. doi:10.3390/pathogens14010018. PMC 11768356. PMID 39860980.
  9. Li, Hongyi; Chen, Wu; Qi, Wenmin; Ren, Zhengjiu; Pan, Xi; Shen, Fei; Lu, Jinzhi; Zhai, Junqiong; Wu, Yajiang; Zou, Jiejian; Xiao, Lihua; Feng, Yaoyu; Yuan, Dongjuan (20 February 2024). "Molecular characterization of a novel Spiruromorpha species in wild Chinese pangolin by mitogenome sequence analysis". Parasitology Research. 123 (137) 137. doi:10.1007/s00436-024-08143-y. PMID 38376760.
  10. Choudhury, Anindo; Nadler, Steven A. (1 October 2018). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Spiruromorph Nematodes (Spirurina: Spiruromorpha) In North American Freshwater Fishes". Parasitology. 104 (5): 496–504. doi:10.1645/17-195. PMID 29906216.
  11. Deprez T (ed.). "Spiruromorpha". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-06-24.

References

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  • Bowman, D. D. (2014). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians. Elsevier Health Sciences.
  • Hawdon, J. M., & Schad, G. A. (1990). Trichinella and trichinosis. Oxford University Press.