| Dictyocaulus | |
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| Dictyocaulus viviparus, larval stage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Dictyocaulidae |
| Genus: | Dictyocaulus |
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Dictyocaulus is a genus of nematode parasites of the bronchial tree of horses, sheep, goats, deer, and cattle. Dictyocaulus arnfieldi is the lungworm of horses, and Dictyocaulus viviparus is the lungworm affecting ruminants.
- ^ "Dictyocaulus". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 6 June 2019.