Question

Which worm is called filarial worm?

Answer 1

Wuchereria is called filarial worm.

Examples of human filarial worms are:

1. Wuchereria bancrofti (parasitic filarial nematode, species of mosquitoes responsible for the spread of Wuchereria bancrofti) and

2. W. malayi (Anopheles and Mansonia spread W.malayi)