Filarioidea
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The Filarioidea are a superfamily of highly specialised parasitic nematodes. Species within this superfamily are known as filarial worms or filariae. Infections with parasitic filarial worms cause dis
Microfilaria of Dirofilaria immitis (heartworms) in a lymph node of a dog with lymphoma. This baby nematode is in a pillow of intermediate-to-large, immature lymphocytes exhibiting multiple criteria of cancer.
Whole blood with microfilaria worm, from a person with Loa loa, Giemsa stain
Black fly
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Black flies or blackflies are flies in the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. Simuliidae are related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. Over 2,200 species of black
Black flies attack a canoe expedition in Dubawnt River, Nunavut.