Angiostrongylus costaricensis

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Adult parasite of Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a helminth that causes acute intestinal inflammation known as abdominal angiostrongyliasis

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Cycloneuralia
Cladus: Nematoida
Phylum: Nematoda
Classis: Chromadorea
Ordo: Rhabditida
Subordo: Strongylida
Familia: Metastrongylidae
Genus: Angiostrongylus
Species: Angiostrongylus costaricensis

References

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  • Teixeira, Carlos Graeff; Thiengo, Silvana C.; Thome, José Willibaldo; Medeiros, Aline Bueno; Camillo-Coura, Lea; Agostini, Aventino A. 1993. On the diversity of mollusc intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971 in southern Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 88(3): 487–9. doi:10.1590/S0074-02761993000300020. PMID 8107609.