Filarioidea
Encyclopedia
Filarioidea is a superfamily
of nematode
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A specific member is known as "Filaria".
Infections with Filarioidea cause Filariasis
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It includes the family Onchocercidae
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Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of nematode
Nematode
The nematodes or roundworms are the most diverse phylum of pseudocoelomates, and one of the most diverse of all animals. Nematode species are very difficult to distinguish; over 28,000 have been described, of which over 16,000 are parasitic. It has been estimated that the total number of nematode...
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A specific member is known as "Filaria".
Infections with Filarioidea cause Filariasis
Filariasis
Filariasis is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like nematodes belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae"....
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It includes the family Onchocercidae
Onchocercidae
Onchocercidae Chabaud & Anderson, 1959 is a family of nematodes in the superfamily Filarioidea. This family includes some of the most devastating human parasitic diseases, such as Lymphatic filariasis, Onchocerciasis, Loiasis, and other filariases....
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