Biology:Wuchereria

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Short description: Genus of roundworms

Wuchereria
Wuchereria bancrofti 1 DPDX.JPG
Wuchereria bancrofti
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Onchocercidae
Genus: Wuchereria
Silva Araugo, 1877

Wuchereria is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Onchocercidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Africa.[1]

Species:

  • Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877)
  • Wuchereria kalimantani Palmieri, Purnomo, Dennis & Marwoto, 1980.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2616101 entry