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Onchocercidae

Synonyms: Dipetalonematidae; Oncocercidae; Oswaldofilariidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Onchocercidae Chabaud & Anderson, 1959 are a family of nematodes in the superfamily Filarioidea. This family includes some of the most devastating human parasitic diseases, such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, loiasis, and other filariases.
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Genus

Acanthocheilonema (5)
Aproctella (2)
Breinlia (1)
Brugia (3)
Cardiofilaria (1)
Cercopithifilaria (12)
Chandlerella (5)
Cutifilaria (1)
Dipetalonema (6)
Dirofilaria (5)
Elaeophora (2)
Eufilaria (6)
Eulimdana (4)
Foleyella (4)
Foleyellides (2)
Heimnema (1)
Icosiella (1)
Lemdana (2)
Litomosa (9)
Litomosoides (12)
Loa (1)
Madathamugadia (1)
Malayfilaria (1)
Mansonella (6)
Micipsella (1)
Microfilaria (1)
Ochoterenella (9)
Onchocerca (21)
Oswaldofilaria (2)
Paroncocerca (2)
Pelecitus (4)
Pseudlemdana (1)
Sarconema (2)
Setaria (7)
Splendidofilaria (8)
Striatofilaria (1)
Wuchereria (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0