Strongyloides ardeae
| Strongyloides ardeae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Strongylidae |
| Genus: | Strongyloides |
| Species: | S. ardeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongyloides ardeae Little, 1966 | |
Strongyloides ardeae is a parasitic roundworm infecting the small intestine of yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea, and eastern green heron, Butorides virescens. It was first described from Louisiana.