Biology:Strongyloides lutrae

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Short description: Species of roundworm

Strongyloides lutrae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Strongylidae
Genus: Strongyloides
Species:
S. lutrae
Binomial name
Strongyloides lutrae
Little, 1966

Strongyloides lutrae is a parasitic roundworm infecting the small intestine of the otter, Lutra canadensis. It was first described from Louisiana.[1]

References

  1. Little, M. D. (1966). "Seven New Species of Strongyloides (Nematoda) from Louisiana". The Journal of Parasitology 52 (1): 85–97. doi:10.2307/3276397. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 5932110. 

Further reading

  • Torres, J. (2004). "Helminth parasites of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in southwest Europe". Journal of Helminthology 78 (4): 353–359. doi:10.1079/joh2004253. PMID 15575995. 
  • Hoberg, E. P.. "Intestinal helminths of river otters (Lutra canadensis) from the Pacific Northwest". The Journal of Parasitology 1997: 105–110. 
  • Kollars Jr, Thomas M.; Lizotte Jr, Richard E.; Wilhelm, Walter E. (1997). "Gastrointestinal helminths in the river otter (Lutra canadensis) in Tennessee". The Journal of Parasitology 1997 (1): 158–160. doi:10.2307/3284338. PMID 9057716. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22285877 entry