Parasites and Associates of Invertebrates

CLASS: ADENOPHOREA
  SUBCLASS: ENOPLIA       
    ORDER: STICHOSOMIDA (TRICHURATA)
        SUPERFAMILY: MERMITHOIDEA
          FAMILY: MERMITHIDAE
          Scientific name - Romanomermis culicivorax
CLASS: SECERNENTEA
  SUBCLASS: RHABDITIA
    ORDER: RHABDITIDA (RHABDITATA)
      SUBORDER: RHABDITINA
        SUPERFAMILY: RHABDITOIDEA
          FAMILY: RHABDITIDAE
          Scientific name - Steinernema
          Scientific name - Heterorhabditis  (See Steinernema)

SUPERFAMILY: HETERAKOIDEA FAMILY: HETERAKIDAE Scientific name -Heterakis gallinarum Disease - histomoniasis

SUBCLASS: SPIRURIA ORDER: SPIRURIDA (SPIRURATA) SUPERFAMILY: DRACUNCULOIDEA FAMILY: DRACUNCULIDAE Scientific name -Dracunculus medinensis Common name - Guinea worm, medina worm, serpent worm

SUPERFAMILY: FILARIOIDEA FAMILY: FILARIIDAE Scientific name - Wuchereria bancrofti Disease - filariasis, elephantiasis

FAMILY: ONCHOCERCIDAE Scientific name - Onchocerca volvulus Disease - onchocerciasis, river blindness

Scientific name - Loa loa Common name - eye worm Disease - loaisis, loiasis, loaiasis

Scientific name - Dirofilaria immtis Common name - dog heartworm

SUBCLASS: DIPLOGASTERIA ORDER: TYLENCHIDA SUBORDER: APHELENCHINA FAMILY: APHELENCHOIDIDAE SUBFAMILY: BURSAPHELENCHINAE

Scientific name - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Common name - pine wood nematode

SUBFAMILY: RHADINAPHELENCHINAE Scientific name - Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Common name - red ring nematode Disease - red ring disease

SUBORDER: SPHAERULARIINA Scientific name - Sphaerularia bombi