Biology:Mansonella

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Short description: Genus of roundworms


Mansonella
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M. ozzardi
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Mansonella

Faust, 1929
Species

9 species (see text)

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     endemic areas
Synonyms[1]
  • Cutifilaria Bain & Schulz-Key, 1974
  • Esslingeria Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Parlitomosa Nagaty, 1935
  • Sandnema Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Tetrapetalonema Faust, 1935
  • Tupainema Eberhard & Orihel, 1984

Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes.[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.[2]

Species

There are nine species:[1]

  • Mansonella barbascalensis
  • Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
  • Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
  • Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
  • Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
  • Mansonella rodhaini
  • Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
  • Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
  • Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Mansonella Faust, 1929 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 16 September 2021.
  2. Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes; Crainey, James Lee; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa; Luz, Sérgio Luis Bessa (2017). "Mansonelliasis". in Marcondes, Carlos Brisola. Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer. pp. 405–426. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_26. ISBN 978-3-319-13884-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3021969 entry