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''Capillaria'' is a genus of
The
Species in the genus ''Capillaria'' include (among hundreds of described species):
* '' Capillaria aerophila''; modern name ''Eucoleus aerophilus''; a parasite of the respiratory system of foxes and other mammals
* '' Capillaria gastrica''; a parasite of rodents
* '' Capillaria hepatica''; modern name ''Calodium hepaticum''; cause of hepatic capillariasis in humans
* '' Capillaria philippinensis''; modern name ''Paracapillaria philippinensis''; cause of intestinal capillariasis in humans
* '' Capillaria plica''; modern name ''Pearsonema plica''; a parasite of the urinary system of dogs and other mammals
* '' Capillaria feliscati''; modern name ''Pearsonema feliscati''; a parasite of the urinary system of cats and other mammals
nematode
The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (h ...
s in the family Capillariidae (or Trichinellidae, according to some classifications).The
taxonomy
image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
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of the Capillariidae is disputed, with species included within either the single genus
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''Capillaria'' or 22 different genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
(''Amphibiocapillaria, Aonchotheca, Baruscapillaria, Calodium, Capillaria, Capillostrongyloides, Crocodylocapillaria, Echinocoleus, Eucoleus, Freitascapillaria, Gessyella, Liniscus, Paracapillaria, Paracapillaroides, Pearsonema, Paratrichosoma, Pseudocapillaria, Piscicapillaria, Pseudocapillaroides, Pterothominx, Schulmanela'', and ''Tenoranema'').Moravec, FrantiĊĦek 2001: Trichinelloid Nematodes parasitic in cold-blooded vertebrates. Academia, Praha, 432 pp. (list of genera in pages 30-32) () Older literature, and sometimes modern medical literature, tends to use ''Capillaria'' in the broader sense. The term capillariasis is generally used for diseases produced by all species currently or formerly classified in this genus.
Some species parasitic in fish, previously classified within ''Capillaria'', are now included in '' Huffmanela'' (family Trichosomoididae).
Species
Species in the genus ''Capillaria'' include (among hundreds of described species):
* '' Capillaria aerophila''; modern name ''Eucoleus aerophilus''; a parasite of the respiratory system of foxes and other mammals
* '' Capillaria gastrica''; a parasite of rodents
* '' Capillaria hepatica''; modern name ''Calodium hepaticum''; cause of hepatic capillariasis in humans
* '' Capillaria philippinensis''; modern name ''Paracapillaria philippinensis''; cause of intestinal capillariasis in humans
* '' Capillaria plica''; modern name ''Pearsonema plica''; a parasite of the urinary system of dogs and other mammals
* '' Capillaria feliscati''; modern name ''Pearsonema feliscati''; a parasite of the urinary system of cats and other mammals
See also
* Capillariasis, a disease caused by some ''Capillaria'' speciesReferences
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