Thelazioidea
Sign in to saveThelazioidea is a superfamily of spirurian nematodes in the large order Spirurida. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.
Species
Superfamily
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Research
971 papers- Thelazia callipaeda.Trends in parasitology · 2021
- Spirocerca lupi.Trends in parasitology · 2024
- Canine spirocercosis.Compendium (Yardley, PA) · 2008
- Ocular Thelaziasis.The New England journal of medicine · 2021
- Cerebral gnathostomiasis.The Medical journal of Australia · 2021
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Thelazioidea is a superfamily of spirurian nematodes in the large order Spirurida. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.
Among the families placed here, only the Rhabdochonidae are notably diverse. though none is considered to be monotypic Consequently, the Thelazioidea are among the mid-sized superfamilies of Spirurida.
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