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{{Taxobox

{{Taxobox

|name              =''Elaeophora scheideri

|name              =''Elaeophora schneideri

|kingdom            =

|kingdom            =

|phylum            =

|phylum            = [[:Category:Nematodes|Nematoda]]

|class              =[[Insecta]]

|class              = Secernentea

|sub-class          =

|sub-class          = Spiruria

|order              =Phthiraptera

|order              = Spirurida

|super-family      =

|super-family      = [[:Category:Filarioidea|Filarioidea]]

|family            =Onchocercidae

|family            = Onchocercidae

|sub-family        =

|sub-family        =

|genus              =Elaeophora

|genus              = Elaeophora

|species            =Elaeophora scheideri

|species            = ''Elaeophora schneideri

}}

}}

 

Also known as: '''''Filarial dermatosis — Elaeophora scheideri

| Also known as:

| '''Filarial dermatosis

==Hosts==

==Hosts==

==Identification==

==Identification==

''E. scheideri'' is of the family ''Onchocercidae'', and the adults are long, slender worms.  The females are larger than the males, measuring around 12cm in length.   

''E. schneideri'' is of the family ''Onchocercidae'', and the adults are long, slender worms.  The females are larger than the males, measuring around 12cm in length.   

==Life Cycle==

==Life Cycle==

The fly moves onto another host, and feeds.  The larvae then enter the hosts blood stream, and are circulated throughout the body.  The adults can live within the host for up to 4 years.

The fly moves onto another host, and feeds.  The larvae then enter the hosts blood stream, and are circulated throughout the body.  The adults can live within the host for up to 4 years.

The prepatent period of ''E. scheideri'' is 4-5 months.

The prepatent period of ''E. schneideri'' is 4-5 months.

[[Category:Filarioidea]]

[[Category:Filarioidea]]

 

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