Dirofilaria
Sign in to saveDirofilaria is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm), in the family Onchocercidae. Some species cause dirofilariasis, a state of parasitic infection, in humans and other animals.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyOnchocercidae
Habitatmarine
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Research
3,762 papers- Dirofilaria immitis Pulmonary Dirofilariasis, Slovakia.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022
- Dirofilaria spp. infection in cats from the Mediterranean basin: diagnosis and epidemiology.International journal for parasitology · 2025
- The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in the Old World.Veterinary parasitology · 2020
- Climate and Dirofilaria infection in Europe.Veterinary parasitology · 2009
- Dirofilaria repens Testicular Infection in Child, Italy.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Onchocercidae
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- Parasite160032-fig1 - Dirofilaria immitis (left) in a child from the Russian Federation, and Dirofilaria repens (right).png
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Dirofilaria is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm), in the family Onchocercidae. Some species cause dirofilariasis, a state of parasitic infection, in humans and other animals.
There are about 27 species in the genus. These are generally divided into two subgenera, Dirofilaria and Nochtiella.