Strongyloides ardeae
| Strongyloides ardeae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Strongylidae |
| Genus: | Strongyloides |
| Species: | S. ardeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongyloides ardeae Little, 1966 | |
Strongyloides ardeae is a parasitic roundworm infecting the small intestine of yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea, and eastern green heron, Butorides virescens. It was first described from Louisiana.[1]
References
Further reading
- Boyd, Elizabeth M. "Observations on nematodes of herons in North America including three new species and new host and state records." The Journal of parasitology (1966): 503–511.
- Schmidt, Gerold D., and Albert G. Canaris. "Acanthocephala from Kenya with descriptions of two new species." The Journal of parasitology (1967): 634–637.
- Yoshino, Tomoo, et al. "First record of the genus Strongyloides (Nematoda; Rhabditoedea) obtained from a fairy pitta, Pitta brachyura nympha." Bull Tokushima Pref. Mus 22 (2012): 1–6.
External links
- "Strongyloides ardeae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 October 2015.