Strongyloides serpentis

Strongyloides serpentis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Strongyloididae
Genus: Strongyloides
Species: S. serpentis
Binomial name
Strongyloides serpentis
Little, 1966

Strongyloides serpentis is a parasitic roundworm infecting the intestine of the green water snake, Green water snake, hence its name. 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. doi:10.2307/3276397. ISSN 0022-3395.

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