Dirofilaria tenuis

Dirofilaria tenuis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Onchocercidae
Genus: Dirofilaria
Species:
D. tenuis
Binomial name
Dirofilaria tenuis

Dirofilaria tenuis is a species of nematode, a parasitic roundworm that infects the subcutaneous tissue of vertebrates.[2] D. tenuis most commonly infects raccoons,[3][4] but some human cases have been reported.[5] They are vectored by mosquitoes and follow similar development and transmission patterns as other Dirofilaria.[2]

  1. ^ Asa C. Chandler. The Helminths of Raccoons in East Texas. The Journal of Parasitology. Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug., 1942), pp. 255–268. Published by: The American Society of Parasitologists
  2. ^ a b Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology Vol. 4. New York: Springer. p. 1228.
  3. ^ Studies on the Development of Dirofilaria tenuis Chandler 1942. Warren R. Pistey, The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 44, No. 6 (Dec., 1958), pp. 613–626
  4. ^ Watts KJ, Courteny CH, Reddy GR (December 1999). "Development of a PCR- and probe-based test for the sensitive and specific detection of the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in its mosquito intermediate host". Mol. Cell. Probes. 13 (6): 425–30. doi:10.1006/mcpr.1999.0270. PMID 10657147.
  5. ^ Pistey, Warren R. (December 1958). "Studies on the Development of Dirofilaria Tenuis Chandler 1942". The Journal of Parasitology. 44 (6): 613–626. doi:10.2307/3274546. JSTOR 3274546.