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]

References

  1. 1 2 Hibler, Charles P. (October 1966). "Development of Stephanofilaria stilesi in the Horn Fly". The Journal of Parasitology. 52 (5): 890–898. doi:10.2307/3276527. JSTOR   3276527. PMID   5926644.
  2. Gerhold, Jr, Richard W. "Stephanofilariasis in Animals". MSD Manual. Merck & Co., Inc. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. Scott, D. (2008). "Skin Diseases". Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle. pp. 295–326. doi:10.1016/B978-141603137-6.50010-7. ISBN   978-1-4160-3137-6.