Nippostrongylus

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Nippostrongylus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Heligmonellidae
Subfamily: Nippostrongylinae
Genus: Nippostrongylus
Lane, 1923

Nippostrongylus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Heligmonellidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nippostrongylus Lane, 1923". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.