Organisms

Thelazioidea

A superfamily of parasitic nematodes which includes three genera: Thelazia, Spirocerca, and GNATHOSTOMA. Only Thelazia and GNATHOSTOMA occasionally occur in man.

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Abstract

A superfamily of parasitic nematodes which includes three genera: Thelazia, Spirocerca, and GNATHOSTOMA. Only Thelazia and GNATHOSTOMA occasionally occur in man.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Thelazioideas
  • Spirocerca
  • Thelazia
  • Spirocercas
  • Thelazias

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19 allowable subheadings

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); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

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History Note

86; GNATHOSTOMA & THELAZIA were see under SPIRUROIDEA 1963-85

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.294w.400w.937w.700w.722w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thelazioidea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013802
  2. Thelazioidea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelazioidea
  3. Thelazioidea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q195550