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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Onchocercidae |
| Genus: | Litomosoides Chandler, 1931 |
Litomosoides is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Onchocercidae. [1]
The species of this genus are found in Europe and America. [1]
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