Spirocerca lupi

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Spirocerca lupi

Spirocerca lupi is a species of nematode.[2] In dogs, infestation can cause sarcoma of the esophagus.[3] Doramectin has been used against it.[4]

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Spirocerca lupi
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Spirocerca lupi egg.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Spirocercidae
Genus: Spirocerca
Species:
S. lupi
Binomial name
Spirocerca lupi
(Rudolphi, 1809)
Synonyms[1]
  • Spiroptera sanguinolenta Rudolphi, 1819
  • Strongylus lupi Rudolphi, 1809
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