Dictyocaulus

Dictyocaulus
Dictyocaulus viviparus, larval stage
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Dictyocaulidae
Genus: Dictyocaulus
Species
  • Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
  • Dictyocaulus capreolus
  • Dictyocaulus cervi
  • Dictyocaulus eckerti (red deer lungworm)
  • Dictyocaulus filaria (sheep and goat lungworm)
  • Dictyocaulus noerneri
  • Dictyocaulus viviparus (bovine lungworm)
  • Dictyocaulus xanthopygus (red deer lungworm)

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.

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