Organisms

Spirurina

A suborder of nematodes characterized by larvae possessing cephalic hooks and multinucleated esophageal glands.

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Abstract

A suborder of nematodes characterized by larvae possessing cephalic hooks and multinucleated esophageal glands.

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  • Spirurinas

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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 suborder of nematodes; do not confuse with the order SPIRURIDA or the superfamily SPIRUROIDEA; infection: coord IM with SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS (IM)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.294w.400w.937w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Spirurina. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017177. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017177
  2. Spirurina. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirurina
  3. Spirurina. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19966808