Spiruroidea


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(spī'rū-roy'dē-ă),
A superfamily of arthropod-borne nematode parasites of the alimentary tract, respiratory system, or orbital, nasal, or oral cavities of vertebrates. They are common and frequently pathogenic parasites of domestic mammals and birds, producing ulcerations from penetration of the anterior end of these spiny worms through the alimentary lining; includes the families Acuariidae, Gnathostomatidae, Rictulariidae, Seuratidae, Physalopteridae, Spiruridae, and Thelaziidae.
[G. speiroeidēs, spiral]
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Estas caracteristicas sao compativeis com ovos de nematodeos da Superfamilia Spiruroidea.
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Species of Ascarops, Gongylonema and Physocephalus, superfamily Spiruroidea, are generally recognized as parasites of birds and mammals (Anderson, 1992), with initial development occurring in the hemocoel of an insect intermediate host.
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Nematda: Spiruroidea Rhabdochoninae) from the Antarctic Zoarcid Rhigophila dearborni.
Rhabdochona haspani New Species (Thelazioidea: Rhabdochonidae) from Stream Fish (Actinopterygii Klein 1185) of Sibi Division Balochistan

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