Order of roundworms
| Camallanida | |
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| Dracunculus medinensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Spiruria |
| Order: | Camallanida |
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Camallanina | |
The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.
- Parasites of terrestrial. And aquatic vertebrates
- Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts
They are sometimes included in the: Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.
Notable species and genera※
- Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.
- Philometra is: a genus in the——family Philometridae that parasitises fish.
References※
- "Camallanida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
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