Mansonella

Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes.^[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.^[2] A potential fourth species has been identified in Gabon in 2015 and proposed as a new species Mansonella sp. "DEUX".^[3] Whole-genome sequences from Mansonella perstans, Mansonella ozzardi, and the newly proposed species Mansonella sp. "DEUX" have been assembled.^[4][5]

Mansonella
M. ozzardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Onchocercidae
Genus:	Mansonella Faust, 1929
Species
9 species (see text)
Endemic areas
Synonyms[1]
Cutifilaria Bain & Schulz-Key, 1974 Esslingeria Chabaud & Bain, 1976 Parlitomosa Nagaty, 1935 Sandnema Chabaud & Bain, 1976 Tetrapetalonema Faust, 1935 Tupainema Eberhard & Orihel, 1984

Species

There are nine accepted species ^[1] and one proposed species:^[3]

• Mansonella barbascalensis
• Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
• Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
• Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
• Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
• Mansonella rodhaini
• Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
• Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
• Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa
• Mansonella sp "DEUX" – first observation of human infections in Gabon in 2015.