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''''' Genus Acanthocheilonema ''''' refers to a taxonomic [[genus]] within the family [[Onchocercidae]] which comprises mainly of tropical [[parasitic]] worms<ref>Merrian Webster. 2020. https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Acanthocheilonema#:~:text=Medical%20Definition%20of%20Acanthocheilonema,parasitic%20in%20humans%20and%20monkeys</ref>. Cobbold created the genus Acanthocheilonema with only one species, Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides which was collected from aardwolf (Proteles cristatus: [[Hyaenidae]]) in the region of South Africa in nineteenth century |
''''' Genus Acanthocheilonema ''''' refers to a taxonomic [[genus]] within the family [[Onchocercidae]] which comprises mainly of tropical [[parasitic]] worms <ref>Merrian Webster. 2020. https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Acanthocheilonema#:~:text=Medical%20Definition%20of%20Acanthocheilonema,parasitic%20in%20humans%20and%20monkeys</ref>. Cobbold created the genus Acanthocheilonema with only one species, Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides which was collected from aardwolf (Proteles cristatus: [[Hyaenidae]]) in the region of South Africa in nineteenth century <ref>Cobbold TS. Description of a new generic type of entozoon from the aard wolf (Proteles); with remarks on its affinities, especially in reference to the question of parthenogenesis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870;1:9–14.<ref>. The genus is known to have 14 species from throughout the world. These parasites has a wide range of mammalian species, namely [[Carnivora]], [[Macroscelidea]], [[Rodentia]], [[Pholidota]], [[Edentata]], and [[Marsupialia]]. Although many species among several genera of filarioids exhibit high degree of endemecity in studies done on mammalian species in Japan region<ref>Yamaguti S. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 35. Mammalian nematodes II. Japanese Journal of Zoology 1941;9:409-39</ref>. However, no concrete evidence has confirmed any endemic species in the genus Acanthocheilonema. |
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Genus Acanthocheilonema refers to a taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae which comprises mainly of tropical parasitic worms [1]. Cobbold created the genus Acanthocheilonema with only one species, Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides which was collected from aardwolf (Proteles cristatus: Hyaenidae) in the region of South Africa in nineteenth century Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).. However, no concrete evidence has confirmed any endemic species in the genus Acanthocheilonema.
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