Spiruria

Taxobox
name = Spiruria


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image_caption = "Brugia malayi" in blood smear (Giemsa stained)
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Nematoda
classis = Secernentea
subclassis = Spiruria
subclassis_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Orders
subdivision =
Ascaridida

Camallanida

Drilonematida

Spirurida

Subclass Spiruria is comprised of mostly parasitic secernentean nematodes.

The Ascaridida, an order which includes worms that infect many mammals (including marine mammals), are sometimes placed in subclass Rhabditia. The Camallanida and Drilonematida are sometimes included in the Spirurida as suborder and superfamily, respectively..