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Species |
Location |
Sheath |
Period |
Length |
Tail nucleus |
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Loa loa |
blood |
+ |
Day |
275 m m |
+ terminal |
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W. bancrofti |
blood |
+ |
Night (periodic strain) |
260 µm |
- |
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Brugia malayi |
blood |
+ |
Night (periodic strain) |
220 m m |
+ isolated |
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Brugia timori |
blood |
+ |
Night |
290 m m |
+ isolated |
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M. ozzardi |
blood |
- |
- |
200 m m |
- |
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M. perstans |
blood |
- |
- |
<200 m m |
+ double row |
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M. streptocerca |
skin |
- |
- |
210 m m |
+ & hook |
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O. volvulus |
skin |
- |
- |
250 m m |
- |
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