''Agfa'' is the only genus in the parasitic
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
family
Agfidae. There are only three known species: ''Agfa flexilis, A. morandi'' and ''A. tauricus.'' They are all obligate parasites in terrestrial
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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Species
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Agfa flexilis
''Agfa flexilis'' is a species of parasitic nematodes.
''Agfa flexilis'' is the type species of the genus '' Agfa''.Morand S. & Hommay G. (1990). "Redescription de ''Agfa flexilis'' (Nematoda: Agfidae) parasite de I’appareil genital de ''Lima ...
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Agfa morandi'' Ribas & Casanova, 2002
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Agfa tauricus'' Korol & Spiridonov, 1991
[Korol E. N. & Spiridonov S. E. (1991). "''Angiostoma kimmeriensis'' sp. n. and '' Agfa tauricus'' sp. n.—parasitic Rhabditida (Nematoda) from Crimean terrestrial mollusks". ''Helminthologica'' 28: 179–182.]
References
Rhabditida genera
Agfidae
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