Filaria martis
| Filaria martis | |
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| Cuticle (A), cephalic end (B) and posterior end (C) of a Filaria martis as seen under a microscope | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Filariidae |
| Genus: | Filaria |
| Species: | F. martis |
| Binomial name | |
| Filaria martis Gmelin, 1790 | |
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Filaria martis is a parasitic species of roundworm belonging to the genus Filaria, of which it is the type species. It is known to parasitize the subcutaneous tissues of mustelids (though the African leopard is also a recorded host), causing the disease filariasis.