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Camallanida
Order of roundworms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.
- Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates
- Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts
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Camallanida | |
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Dracunculus medinensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Secernentea |
Subclass: | Spiruria |
Order: | Camallanida |
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Camallanina |
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They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.