''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 ''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 microor ...

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Gnathostoma hispidum ''Gnathostoma hispidum'' is a nematode (roundworm) that infects many vertebrate animals including humans. Infection of ''Gnathostoma hispidum'', like many species of ''Gnathostoma'' causes the disease gnathostomiasis due to the migration of immat ...

'' can cause

gnathostomiasis Gnathostomiasis, also known as larva migrans profundus, is the human infection caused by the nematode '' Gnathostoma spinigerum'' and/or '' Gnathostoma hispidum'', which infects vertebrates. Signs and symptoms A few days after ingestion epigastri ...

. 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'' * ''

'' (Fedtschenko, 1872) * '' Gnathostoma lamothei'' * '' Gnathostoma malaysiae'' (Miyazaki & Dunn, 1965) * '' Gnathostoma nipponicum'' * ''

'' Levinsen, 1889 * '' Gnathostoma turgidum''

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Taxon: Genus ''Gnathostoma''
Taxonomicon
''Gnathostoma''
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