Camallanida
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| Dracunculus medinensis | |
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The Camallanida are an order of nematodes.
- Parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates
- Copepods as obligatory secondary hosts
They are sometimes included in the Spirurida as a suborder Camallanina.
Notable species and genera
- Dracunculus medinensis (human as final host) and Anguillicola crassus (eels as final host) are important species.
- Philometra is a genus in the family Philometridae that parasitises fish.
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