Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Concepts in Animal Parasitology Textbook
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
Chapter 54, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 625–632
Textbook
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024
chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap054
Abstract
An overview of the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) and related nematodes (roundworms) in the suborder Camallanina. Discusses the systematics, taxonomy, phylogenetics of several groups, including the morphology, distribution, life cycles, and pathology and disease, the Guinea Worm Eradication Program, and Dracunculus species in wildlife.
Chapter 54 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Anindo Choudhury. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap054
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Copyright 2024, the authors and editors. Open access
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