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Dirofilaria tenuis
| Dirofilaria tenuis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Onchocercidae |
| Genus: | Dirofilaria |
| Species: | D. tenuis
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| 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]
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology Vol. 4. New York: Springer. p. 1228.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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