Strongyloides lutrae
| Strongyloides lutrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Strongylidae |
| Genus: | Strongyloides |
| Species: | S. lutrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongyloides lutrae Little, 1966 | |
Strongyloides lutrae is a parasitic roundworm infecting the small intestine of the otter, Lutra canadensis. It was first described from Louisiana.[1]
References
Further reading
- Torres, J.; et al. (2004). "Helminth parasites of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in southwest Europe". Journal of Helminthology. 78 (4): 353–359. doi:10.1079/joh2004253. PMID 15575995.
- Hoberg, E. P.; et al. "Intestinal helminths of river otters (Lutra canadensis) from the Pacific Northwest". The Journal of Parasitology. 1997: 105–110.
- Kollars Jr, Thomas M.; Lizotte Jr, Richard E.; Wilhelm, Walter E. (1997). "Gastrointestinal helminths in the river otter (Lutra canadensis) in Tennessee". The Journal of Parasitology. 1997 (1): 158–160. doi:10.2307/3284338. JSTOR 3284338. PMID 9057716.
External links
- "Strongyloides lutrae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 October 2015.