Moniliformis
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Moniliformis is a genus
of parasitic worm
, from the family Moniliformidae.
Although unusual, human infection by Moniliformis moniliformis
has been observed in the United States and Iran. Infection is known as acanthocephaliasis.
Contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of parasitic worm
Parasitic worm
Parasitic worms or helminths are a division of eukaryoticparasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas, live inside their host. They are worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment and protection while disrupting their hosts' nutrient...
, from the family Moniliformidae.
Although unusual, human infection by Moniliformis moniliformis
Moniliformis moniliformis
Moniliformis moniliformis is a parasite of the Acanthocephala phylum in the family Moniliformidae. Along with Macrocanthorhynchus hirudinaceous, M. moniliformis is an acanthocephalan worm species that can infect humans, though rare....
has been observed in the United States and Iran. Infection is known as acanthocephaliasis.
Contains the following species:
- Moniliformis acomysi Ward and Nelson, 1967
- Moniliformis cestodiformis (LinstowOtto Friedrich Bernhard von LinstowOtto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow 17 October 1842 – 3 May 1916) was a German high ranking medical officer and helminthologist. Von Linstow was born in Itzehoe north west of Hamburg he received his medical Ph.D. in 1864 at the University of Kiel and worked as military doctor in Hameln later in...
, 1904) - Moniliformis clarki (Ward, 1917)
- Moniliformis convolutus Meyer, 1932
- Moniliformis erinacei Southwell and Macfie, 1925
- Moniliformis gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819)
- Moniliformis kalahariensis Meyer, 1931
- Moniliformis monechinus (Linstow, 1902)
- Moniliformis moniliformisMoniliformis moniliformisMoniliformis moniliformis is a parasite of the Acanthocephala phylum in the family Moniliformidae. Along with Macrocanthorhynchus hirudinaceous, M. moniliformis is an acanthocephalan worm species that can infect humans, though rare....
(Bremser, 1811) - Moniliformis semoni (Linstow, 1898)
- Moniliformis spiradentatis Mcleod, 1933
- Moniliformis spiralis Subrahmanian, 1927
- Moniliformis travassosi Meyer, 1932