Dirofilaria immitis

Heart of a dog infested by Dirofilaria immitis
Heartworm in a heart during surgery

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Filarioidea 

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: Spirurina
Infraordo: Spiruromorpha
Superfamilia: Filarioidea

Familia: Onchocercidae
Genus: Dirofilaria
Species: Dirofilaria immitis

Name

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Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856)

Vernacular names

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English: Heartworm