Moniliformis
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Moniliformis is a genus of parasitic worm, from the family Moniliformidae.[1]
Although unusual, human infection by Moniliformis moniliformis has been observed in the United States[2] and Iran.[3] Infection is known as acanthocephaliasis.[2] Contains the following species:
- Moniliformis acomysi Ward and Nelson, 1967
- Moniliformis cestodiformis (Linstow, 1904)
- Moniliformis clarki (Ward, 1917)
- Moniliformis convolutus Meyer, 1932
- Moniliformis erinacei Southwell and Macfie, 1925
- Moniliformis gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819)
- Moniliformis kalahariensis Meyer, 1931
- Moniliformis monechinus (Linstow, 1902)
- Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811)
- Moniliformis saudi Amin, Heckmann, Mohammed, & Evans, 2016 [4]
- Moniliformis semoni (Linstow, 1898)
- Moniliformis spiradentatis Mcleod, 1933
- Moniliformis spiralis Subrahmanian, 1927
- Moniliformis travassosi Meyer, 1932
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life www.eol.org
- ^ a b Neafie, R. C.; Marty (1993). "Unusual infections in humans". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 6 (1): 34–56. PMC 358265. PMID 8457979.
- ^ Salehabadi, A. .; Mowlavi, G. .; Sadjjadi, S. . (2008). "Human infection with Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser 1811) (Travassos 1915) in Iran: another case report after three decades". Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.). 8 (1): 101–103. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0150. PMID 18237263.
- ^ Amin, Omar M.; Heckmann, Richard A.; Osama, Mohammed; Evans, R. Paul (2016). "Morphological and molecular descriptions of Moniliformis saudi sp. n. (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) from the desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg) in Saudi Arabia, with a key to species and notes on histopathology". Folia Parasitologica. 63. doi:10.14411/fp.2016.014. ISSN 0015-5683.
