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Gongylonema pulchrum was first named and presented with its own species by Molin in 1857. The first reported case was in 1850 by Dr. Joseph Leidy, when he identified a worm "obtained from the mouth of a child" from the Philadelphia Academy (however, an earlier case may have been treated in patient Elizabeth Livingstone in the seventeenth century [2]).
Onychophora / ɒ n ɪ ˈ k ɒ f ə r ə / (from Ancient Greek: ονυχής, onyches, "claws"; and φέρειν, pherein, "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus / p ə ˈ r ɪ p ə t ə s / (after the first described genus, Peripatus), is a phylum of elongate, soft-bodied, many-legged animals.
Dodecaceria pulchra, commonly known as the black boring worm, is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Cirratulidae, native to South Africa. [ 1 ] Description
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
Chaoborus is a genus of midges in the family Chaoboridae.The larvae are known as glassworms because they are transparent.They can be found commonly in lakes all over the world and can be up to 2 cm (0.8 in).
In addition, the female's body wall in front of its groin is nearly transparent, a feature that allows its black eggs to be easily seen. [6] H. rosenbergi has a pale yellow lower jaw with similar black worm-like markings as seen on the dorsal surface, and its eyes have a bronze/golden iris with black around it. [8]
In the human host, Loa loa larvae migrate to the subcutaneous tissue, where they mature into adult worms in approximately one year, but sometimes up to four years. Adult worms migrate in the subcutaneous tissues at a speed of less than 1 cm/min, mating and producing more microfilariae. The adult worms can live up to 17 years in the human host. [5]
In the same family as the cross-striped cabbage worm beetle, the handsome fungus beetle (Endomychus coccineus) showcases black markings in dot rather than cross formation. The larvae also feed on fungi and are brown in color. The segmented back features lobe-like projections along the edges of the segments.