Dictyocaulus viviparus

Dictyocaulus viviparus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Dictyocaulidae
Genus: Dictyocaulus
Species:
D. viviparus
Binomial name
Dictyocaulus viviparus
(Bloch, 1782)

Dictyocaulus viviparus is a species of nematodes belonging to the family Dictyocaulidae.

The species has cosmopolitan distribution. It is parasitic, and has the common name of the bovine lungworm due to its negative impact on cattle.

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