AnAge entry for Nematoda

Classification (HAGRID: 04656)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum
Nematoda (Browse taxon)
Common name
Nematodes
Synonyms
Adenophorea, Secernentea, Nemata
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Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Observations

Ageing in nematodes is generally associated with studies in the roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans), a short-lived post-mitotic animal. There are, however, enormous differences in rate of ageing amongst nematodes [0703]. Several species of parasitic nematodes, such as the hookworms /Necator americanus/ and /Ancylostoma duodenale/ or the filiarid /Loa loa/, can live 15 years or more [0002].

References

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