Organisms

Dracunculoidea

A superfamily of nematodes of the suborder CAMALLANINA. Its organisms possess a poorly developed buccal cavity and a rudimentary esophagus and intestine.

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Abstract

A superfamily of nematodes of the suborder CAMALLANINA. Its organisms possess a poorly developed buccal cavity and a rudimentary esophagus and intestine.

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  • Dracunculoideas

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a superfamily of nematodes; infection: coord IM with SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS (IM)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.294w.400w.937w.225.250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dracunculoidea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017176. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017176
  2. Dracunculoidea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3038566