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Camallanida
The
Camallanida
are an
order
of
nematodes
.
Parasites
of
terrestrial
and
aquatic
vertebrates
Copepods
as
obligatory
secondary
hosts
They are sometimes included in the
Spirurida
as a
suborder
Camallanina
.
Notable
species
and
genera
Dracunculus
medinensis
and
Anguillicola
crassus
are important species.
Philometra
is
a genus
in the
family
Philometridae
that parasitises
fish
.