Bain O, Chabaud A G
Trop Med Parasitol. 1986 Sep;37(3):301-40.
The family Onchocercidae contains 78 genera, all of which are filarial parasites transmitted by blood-sucking vectors. The infective larval stages of 34 genera are described, including representatives of all those genera with large numbers of species and with the highest pathogenicity for man. A dichotomous key for the identification of infective larvae is presented, which may prove useful for epidemiological studies. Only the most easily recognized morphological characteristics have been taken into account. They appear to be of phylogenetic significance, for the correlation between these characters and the various genera currently recognized in the family Onchocercidae is good.
盘尾丝虫科包含78个属，所有这些属都是通过吸血媒介传播的丝虫寄生虫。文中描述了34个属的感染性幼虫阶段，包括所有那些具有大量物种且对人类致病性最高的属的代表。本文提供了一个用于识别感染性幼虫的双歧检索表，这可能对流行病学研究有用。只考虑了最容易识别的形态特征。它们似乎具有系统发育意义，因为这些特征与盘尾丝虫科目前公认的各个属之间的相关性良好。
