Elaphostrongylus
| Elaphostrongylus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Suborder: | Strongylida |
| Superfamily: | Metastrongyloidea |
| Family: | Protostrongylidae |
| Subfamily: | Elaphostrongylinae |
| Genus: |
Elaphostrongylus Cameron, 1931 |
Elaphostrongylus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Protostrongylidae.
Intermediate hosts of Elaphostrongylus spp. are terrestrial gastropods and they include:
Experimental hosts of Elaphostrongylus spp. can also be freshwater snails. For example Lymnaea stagnalis has been experimentally infected with Elaphostrongylus rangiferi.
Elaphostrongylus spp. causes cerebral nematodiasis. Definitive host include Cervidae: moose Alces alces,Cervus elaphus and reindeer Rangifer tarandus.
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