Metastrongyloidea


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Metastrongyloidea

[¦med·ə‚strän·jə′lȯid·ē·ə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A superfamily of parasitic nematodes, characterized by a reduced or absent stoma capsule and an oral opening surrounded by six well-developed lips.
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Microscopically, four transversal sections of the nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, measuring about 200-300[micro]m in diameter, were observed in the lumen of the pulmonary artery (Figure 1B).
Morphologically these parasites are compatible with nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea, most probably Angiostrongylus.
Anatomo-pathological aspects of parasitism by nematodes of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea in wild crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Midwestern Brazil/Aspectos anatomopatologicos do parasitismo por nematodeos da superfamilia Metastrongyloidea em cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) de vida livre no Centro-Oeste brasileiro
The nematodes from the gibbon CNS were thus classified as members of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea.
Within the Metastrongyloidea, these include Parelaphostrongyhls spp.
Parastrongylus cantonensis in a nonhuman primate, Florida
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