Adenophorea
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A subclass of nematodes characterized by reduced or absent caudal papillae and an excretory system lacking lateral canals. Its organisms are usually infective to their final host. |
| Notes: |
a subclass of nematodes; infection = ADENOPHOREA INFECTIONS |
Adenophorea Categories.
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Enoplida - An order of nematodes of the subclass ADENOPHOREA. Its organisms commonly have a cylindrical esophagus. The superfamilies of this order are DIOCTOPHYMATOIDEA; MERMITHOIDEA; and TRICHUROIDEA. |
Adenophorea Definitions and Terms
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