Gnathostoma
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Not to be confused with Gnathostomata
(singular: Gnathostoma), a Vertebrate Superclass.
Gnathostoma is a genus of parasitic nematode
s. The species Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum can cause gnathostomiasis
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Gnathostomata
Gnathostomata is the group of vertebrates with jaws. The term derives from Greek γνάθος "jaw" + στόμα "mouth". Gnathostome diversity comprises roughly 60,000 species, which accounts for 99% of all living vertebrates...
(singular: Gnathostoma), a Vertebrate Superclass.
Gnathostoma is a genus of parasitic 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...
s. The species Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum can cause gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomiasis is the human infection by the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrates.-Synonyms:...
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Species
- Gnathostoma binucleatum (Almeyda-. Artigas 1991)
- Gnathostoma doloresi
- Gnathostoma hispidum (Fedtsch.)
- Gnathostoma lamothei
- Gnathostoma malaysiae (Miyazaki and. Dunn 1965)
- Gnathostoma nipponicum
- Gnathostoma spinigerum
- Gnathostoma turgidum
External links
- Taxon: Genus Gnathostoma, Taxonomicon
- Gnathostoma, Pet Education.