Strongyloides lutrae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Secernentea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Strongyloididae |
Genus: | Strongyloides |
Species: | S. lutrae |
Binomial name | |
Strongyloides lutrae Little, 1966 |
Strongyloides lutrae is a parasitic roundworm infecting the small intestine of the otter, Lutra canadensis. It was first described from Louisiana.