Thelazia callipaeda
| Thelazia callipaeda | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Suborder: | Spirurida |
| Infraorder: | Spiruromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Thelazioidea |
| Family: | Thelaziidae |
| Genus: | Thelazia |
| Species: | T. callipaeda |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelazia callipaeda Railliet and Henry, 1910 | |
Thelazia callipaeda is a parasitic nematode, and the most common cause of thelaziasis (or eyeworm infestation) in humans, dogs and cats. It was first discovered in the eyes of a dog in China in 1910. By 2000, over 250 human cases had been reported in the medical literature.