Strongyloides dasypodis

Strongyloides dasypodis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Strongyloididae
Genus: Strongyloides
Species: S. dasypodis
Binomial name
Strongyloides dasypodis
Little, 1966

Strongyloides dasypodis is a parasitic roundworm infecting the large intestine of the armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus. It was first described from Louisiana.[1]

References

  1. Little, M. D. (1966). "Seven New Species of Strongyloides (Nematoda) from Louisiana". The Journal of Parasitology 52 (1): 85. doi:10.2307/3276397. ISSN 0022-3395.

Further reading

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.