''Filaria'' is a genus of
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 ...
s belonging to the family
Filariidae
Filariidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida
Rhabditida is an order of free-living, zooparasitic, and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes living in soil.
The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Filaria acutiuscula''
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Filaria bufonis''
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Filaria loliginis''
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Filaria martis''
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Filaria piscium''
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Filaria smithi''
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Filaria terebra''
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Filaria tuberculata''
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Filaria volvulans''
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Filaria volvulas''
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Filaria volvulus''
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Filaria volvulxus''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18596041
Nematodes