''Gnathostoma'' is a genus of parasitic
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant- parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a bro ...
s. The species ''
Gnathostoma spinigerum
''Gnathostoma spinigerum'' is a parasitic nematode that causes gnathostomiasis in humans, also known as its clinical manifestations are '' creeping eruption'', ''larva migrans'', ''Yangtze edema'', ''Choko-Fuschu Tua chid'' and ''wandering swelli ...
'' and ''
Gnathostoma hispidum'' can cause
gnathostomiasis.
Neurognathostomiasis occurs in the USA. ''Gnathostoma binucleatum'' (which is native to the Americas) has not been previously reported to cause neurognathostomiasis, suggesting that ''G. spinigerum'' has been introduced to the Americas, but a survey of isolates has not confirmed this.
Species
* ''
Gnathostoma binucleatum'' (Almeyda-. Artigas, 1991)
* ''
Gnathostoma doloresi''
* ''
Gnathostoma hispidum'' (Fedtschenko, 1872)
* ''
Gnathostoma lamothei''
* ''
Gnathostoma malaysiae'' (Miyazaki & Dunn, 1965)
* ''
Gnathostoma nipponicum''
* ''
Gnathostoma spinigerum
''Gnathostoma spinigerum'' is a parasitic nematode that causes gnathostomiasis in humans, also known as its clinical manifestations are '' creeping eruption'', ''larva migrans'', ''Yangtze edema'', ''Choko-Fuschu Tua chid'' and ''wandering swelli ...
'' Levinsen, 1889
* ''
Gnathostoma turgidum''
References
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Taxon: Genus ''Gnathostoma'' Taxonomicon
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Spirurida
Secernentea genera
Parasitic nematodes of vertebrates
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