Biology:Camallanida

Short description: Order of roundworms

Camallanida
Dracunculus medinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Subclass:	Spiruria
Order:	Camallanida
Families
Anguillicolidae Camallanidae Dracunculidae Micropleudidae Philometridae
Synonyms
Camallanina

The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.

• Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates
• Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts

They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.

Notable species and genera

• Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.
• Philometra is a genus in the family Philometridae that parasitises fish.

References

• "Camallanida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=64150. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2241173 entry