Table 2 Taxonomic status of major zoonotic parasites of camels discussed in this article as classified by Ruggiero et al. [10]
From: Zoonotic parasites of dromedary camels: so important, so ignored
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protozoa | Euglenozoa | Kinetoplastea | Trypanosomatida | Trypanosomatidae | Trypanosoma |
Protozoa | Metamonada | Eopharyngia | Diplomonadida | Giardiidae | Giardia |
Protozoa | Microsporidia | Minisporea (= Microsporea) | Minisporida (= Minisporea) | Enterocytozoonidae | Enterocytozoon |
Chromista | Ciliophora | Litostomatea | Vestibuliferida | Balantidiidae | Balantidium |
Chromista | Miozoa | Coccidiomorphea | Eimeriida | Sarcocystidae | Toxoplasma |
Chromista | Miozoa | Gregarinomorphea | Cryptogregarida | Cryptosporidiidae | Cryptosporidium |
Chromista | Bigyra | Blastocystea | Blastocystida | Blastocystidae | Blastocystis |
Animalia | Platyhelminthes | Trematodaa | Plagiorchiida | Fasciolidae | Fasciola |
Animalia | Platyhelminthes | Trematodaa | Diplostomida | Schistosomatidae | Schistosoma |
Animalia | Platyhelminthes | Cestodaa | Cyclophyllidea | Taeniidae | Echinococcus |
Animalia | Nematoda | Dorylaimea | Trichocephalida | Trichinellidae | Trichinella |
Animalia | Arthropoda | Arachnida | Sarcoptiformes | Sarcoptidae | Sarcoptes |
Animalia | Arthropoda | Maxillopoda | Porocephalida | Linguatulidae | Linguatula |