Mansonella
Genus of roundworms
| Mansonella | |
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| M. ozzardi | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Onchocercidae |
| Genus: | Mansonella Faust, 1929 |
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| 9 species (see text) | |
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Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes.[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.[2]
Species
There are nine species:[1]
- Mansonella barbascalensis
- Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
- Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
- Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
- Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
- Mansonella rodhaini
- Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
- Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
- Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa
References
- ^ a b c 'Mansonella Faust, 1929 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 16 September 2021.
- ^ Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes; Crainey, James Lee; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa & Luz, Sérgio Luis Bessa (2017). "Mansonelliasis". In Marcondes, Carlos Brisola (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer. pp. 405–426. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_26. ISBN 978-3-319-13884-8.
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