Syngamus merulae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Syngamidae |
Genus: | Syngamus |
Species: | S. merulae
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Binomial name | |
Syngamus merulae Baylis, 1926
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Syngamus merulae is a parasitic nematode worm infecting the tracheas of birds including thrushes. It is closely related to the gapeworm, Syngamus trachea.[1]