''Gnathostoma'' is a genus of parasitic
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. The species ''
Gnathostoma spinigerum'' and ''
Gnathostoma hispidum'' can cause
gnathostomiasis.
Neurognathostomiasis occurs in the USA. ''Gnathostoma binucleatum'' (which is native to the Americas) has not been previously reported to cause neurognathostomiasis, suggesting that ''G. spinigerum'' has been introduced to the Americas, but a survey of isolates has not confirmed this.
Species
* ''
Gnathostoma binucleatum'' (Almeyda-. Artigas, 1991)
* ''
Gnathostoma doloresi''
* ''
Gnathostoma hispidum'' (Fedtschenko, 1872)
* ''
Gnathostoma lamothei''
* ''
Gnathostoma malaysiae'' (Miyazaki & Dunn, 1965)
* ''
Gnathostoma nipponicum''
* ''
Gnathostoma spinigerum'' Levinsen, 1889
* ''
Gnathostoma turgidum''
References
External links
Taxon: Genus ''Gnathostoma'' Taxonomicon
''Gnathostoma'' Pet Education.
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Spirurida
Rhabditida genera
Parasitic nematodes of vertebrates
Taxa named by Richard Owen
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