Strongyloides lutrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

  1. ^ Little, M. D. (1966). "Seven New Species of Strongyloides (Nematoda) from Louisiana". The Journal of Parasitology. 52 (1): 85–97. doi:10.2307/3276397. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3276397. PMID 5932110.

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