- Elaeophora schneideri
- The bloodworm of sheep; a species of nematodes causing filarial dermatosis. [Mod. L. elaea, fr. G. elaia, olive, + agnos, sheep, + phoros, to bear]
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Elaeophora schneideri
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Elaeophora schneideri — Taxobox name = Elaeophora schneideri regnum = Animalia phylum = Nematoda classis = Secernentea ordo = Spirurida familia = Onchocercidae genus = Elaeophora species = E. schneideri binomial = Elaeophora schneideri Elaeophora schneideri is a… … Wikipedia
Elaeophora — is also a synonym for the plant genus Plukenetia.Taxobox name = Elaeophora regnum = Animalia phylum = Nematoda classis = Secernentea ordo = Spirurida familia = Onchocercidae genus = Elaeophora subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Elaeophora… … Wikipedia
Onchocercidae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea … Wikipedia
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bloodworm — 1. The filarial parasite of sheep, Elaeophora schneideri. 2. Red aquatic larvae of certain dipterous gnats and midges. 3. Marine annelids in the family Terebellidae with soft bodies and red blood. 4. Blood inhabiting worms, such as the human… … Medical dictionary
elaeophoriasis — elae·o·pho·ria·sis (el″e of″ə riґə sis) infection of the arteries and facial and ocular capillaries of deer or sheep by microfilariae of Elaeophora schneideri; larvae are spread from animal to animal by the bites of Tabanus… … Medical dictionary
