Dipetalonema

A genus of nematode filariae with species in humans and many other mammals; as with other filarial worms, it produces microfilariae in blood or tissue fluids, with adults found in deep connective tissue, membranes, or visceral surfaces. [G. di-, two, + petalon, leaf, + nema, thread]

- D. reconditum a filarial species found in dogs, transmitted by fleas and lice, in contrast to the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.

- D. streptocerca former name for Mansonella streptocerca.

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Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma (.)dī-.pet-əl-ō-'nē-mə n a genus of tropical filarial worms whose adults occur in connective tissue and skin of primates including humans and whose microfilariae occur in their blood

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Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma (di-pet″ə-lo-neґmə) a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea. D. recondiґtum infests dogs. D. perґstans and D. streptocerґca have been reclassified under genus Mansonella.