Dirofilaria

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.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumNematoda
ClassChromadorea
OrderRhabditida
FamilyOnchocercidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded2,399

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 158
Family: Onchocercidae
Collections: USNM
Recorded in: United States, Canada, Vietnam

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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
Image: Parasite160032-fig1 - Dirofilaria immitis (left) in a child from the Russian Federation, and Dirofilaria repens (right).png

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taxon name: Dirofilaria
taxon rank: genus
has effect: dirofilariasis
topic's main category: Category:Dirofilaria
Commons category: Dirofilaria

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dirofilaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.