Dirofilaria immitis

Heart of a dog infested by Dirofilaria immitis

Heartworm in a heart during surgery

Taxonavigation

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

Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856)

Vernacular names

English: Heartworm