Metastrongylidae
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Metastrongylidae is a family of nematode
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Genera in the family Metastrongylidae include:
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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Genera in the family Metastrongylidae include:
- Aelurostrongylus
- MetastrongylusMetastrongylusMetastrongylus is a genus of nematodes of the family Metastrongylidae, usually found as lungworms in pigs and sometimes causing verminous bronchitis. It causes a disease called metastrongylosis.- Species :...
- Skrjabingylus