Cooperiidae

Cooperiidae
L3 stage larva of Cooperia oncophora. Courtesy of Russell Avramenko.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Cooperiidae
Skrjabin & Schikhobalova, 1952
Genera
  • Chabaudstrongylus Dróżdż, 1967
  • Cooperia Ransom, 1907
  • Libyostrongylus Lane, 1923
  • Paracooperia Travassos, 1935
  • Paralibyostrongylus Ortlepp, 1939

Cooperiidae is a family of nematodes that are one of the most common intestinal parasitic nematodes in cattle in temperate regions.

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