Elaeophora bohmi

Elaeophora bohmi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Onchocercidae
Genus: Elaeophora
Species:
E. bohmi
Binomial name
Elaeophora bohmi
Supperer, 1953

Elaeophora bohmi is a nematode parasite found in various arteries of the horse. The adult males are 44-55 mm long and 95 μm wide, while adult females can be over 12 cm long and 210 μm wide. Microfilariae are not sheathed, and measure 300-330 μm long and 6-7 μm wide. The life cycle and clinical symptoms of infestation by E. bohmi have not been described.