Filaria is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.[1]

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Filaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Filariidae
Genus: Filaria
Mueller, 1787
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The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Filaria acutiuscula Molin, 1858
  • Filaria bufonis Molin, 1858
  • Filaria loliginis Delle Chiaje, 1829
  • Filaria martis Gmelin, 1791
  • Filaria piscium Rudolphi, 1809
  • Filaria smithi Sambon, 1907
  • Filaria terebra Diesing, 1851
  • Filaria tuberculata von Linstow, 1877
  • Filaria volvulans Railliet, 1893
  • Filaria volvulas Leuckart, 1892
  • Filaria volvulus Leuckart, 1892
  • Filaria volvulxus Manson, 1893

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