Mansonella
M. ozzardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Nematoda
Class:
Secernentea
Order:
Spirurida
Family:
Onchocercidae
Genus:
Mansonella

Faust, 1929
Species

9 species (see text)

     endemic areas
Synonyms[1]
  • Cutifilaria Bain & Schulz-Key, 1974
  • Esslingeria Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Parlitomosa Nagaty, 1935
  • Sandnema Chabaud & Bain, 1976
  • Tetrapetalonema Faust, 1935
  • Tupainema Eberhard & Orihel, 1984

Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes.[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.[2]

Species

There are nine species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 'Mansonella Faust, 1929 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes; Crainey, James Lee; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa & Luz, Sérgio Luis Bessa (2017). "Mansonelliasis". In Marcondes, Carlos Brisola (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer. pp. 405–426. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_26. ISBN 978-3-319-13884-8.
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