Biology:Dictyocaulus viviparus

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Short description: Species of nematode

Dictyocaulus viviparus
Dictyocaulus-viviparus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Dictyocaulidae
Genus: Dictyocaulus
Species:
D. viviparus
Binomial name
Dictyocaulus viviparus
(Bloch, 1782)

Dictyocaulus viviparus is a species of nematodes belonging to the family Dictyocaulidae.[1]

The species has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] It is parasitic, and has the common name of the bovine lungworm due to its negative impact on cattle.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1407105 entry