''Filaria'' is a genus of
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 belonging to the family
Filariidae
Filariidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida
Rhabditida is an order of free-living, parasitic and microbivorous nematodes living in soil.
The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Filaria acutiuscula
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Filaria acutiuscula''
*'' Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*'' Filaria martis''
*'' Filaria piscium''
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Filaria bufonis
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*'' Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*'' Filaria martis''
*'' Filaria piscium''
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Filaria loliginis
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*''Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*''Filaria martis''
*''Filaria piscium''
*''Fil ...
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Filaria martis
''Filaria martis'' is a parasitic species of roundworm belonging to the genus '' Filaria'', of which it is the type species. It is known to parasitize the subcutaneous tissues of mustelids (though the African leopard is also a recorded host), ca ...
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Filaria piscium
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*''Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*''Filaria martis''
*'' Filaria piscium''
*'' F ...
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Filaria smithi
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*''Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*''Filaria martis''
*''Filaria piscium''
*'' Fi ...
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Filaria terebra
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*''Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*''Filaria martis''
*''Filaria piscium''
*''Fil ...
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Filaria tuberculata
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Filaria acutiuscula''
*''Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis''
*''Filaria martis''
*''Filaria piscium''
*''Fil ...
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Filaria volvulans''
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Filaria volvulas''
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Filaria volvulus
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Filaria acutiuscula''
*'' Filaria bufonis''
*''Filaria loliginis
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging ...
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Filaria volvulxus''
References
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Rhabditida
Rhabditida genera