Physalopteridae | |
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Physaloptera ngoci, scanning electron microscopy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Suborder: | Spirurida |
Infraorder: | Spiruromorpha |
Superfamily: | Physalopteroidea |
Family: | Physalopteridae Railliet, 1893 |
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Physalopteridae is a family of spirurian nematodes,[1] which belongs to the superfamily Physalopteroidea. Like all nematodes, they have neither a circulatory nor a respiratory system.
The Physalopteridae include species which are parasitic in various vertebrates.