Stephanofilaria stilesi

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Stephanofilaria stilesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Filariidae
Genus: Stephanofilaria
Species:
S. stilesi
Binomial name
Stephanofilaria stilesi
Chitwood, 1934

Stephanofilaria stilesi is a species of filarial worm. It is a parasite of cattle. [1] [2] It causes the disease stephanofilariasis. [1] [3]

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References

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