Onchocercidae
The Onchocercidae are a family of nematodes in the superfamily Filarioidea. This family includes some of the most devastating human parasitic diseases, such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, loiasis, and other filariases.
Representative genera and species
The taxonomy of nematodes in the order Spirurida is still in a state of flux, and the family Onchocercidae contains around 70–80 genera. The following genera are included in the family Onchocercidae in the Wikispecies project and the . The latter is the taxonomic system used in the NCBI family of databases, including PubMed.- Acanthocheilonema
- *Acanthocheilonema viteae
- *Acanthocheilonema reconditum
- *Acanthocheilonema spirocauda
- Brugia
- *Brugia malayi
- *Brugia pahangi
- *Brugia timori
- Breinlia
- Cercopithifilaria
- *Cercopithifilaria johnstoni
- Chandlerella
- *Chandlerella quiscali
- Dipetalonema
- *Dipetalonema reconditum
- *Dipetalonema repens
- Dirofilaria
- *Dirofilaria immitis
- *Dirofilaria repens
- *Dirofilaria tenuis
- *Dirofilaria ursi
- Elaeophora
- *Elaeophora abramovi
- *Elaeophora bohmi
- *Elaeophora elaphi
- *Elaeophora poeli
- *Elaeophora sagitta
- *Elaeophora schneideri
- Foleyella
- *Foleyella furcata
- Litomosa
- *Litomosa westi
- Litomosoides
- *Litomosoides brasiliensis
- *Litomosoides scotti
- *Litomosoides sigmodontis
- *Litomosoides wilsoni
- Loa
- *Loa loa
- Mansonella
- *Mansonella ozzardi
- *Mansonella perstans
- *Mansonella streptocerca
- Ochoterenella
- *Ochoterenella digiticauda
- Onchocerca
- *Onchocerca gibsoni
- *Onchocerca gutturosa
- *Onchocerca volvulus
- *Onchocerca lupi
- Piratuba
- *Piratuba digiticauda
- Sarconema
- *Sarconema eurycerca
- Waltonella
- *Waltonella flexicauda
- Wuchereria
- *Wuchereria bancrofti
- *''Wuchereria kalimantani''