Strongyloides Classification: Taxonomic ranks under review (cf. Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology, 2001, Springer-Verlag) Metazoa (Animalia) (multicellular eukaryotes, animals)Nemathelminthes (nematodes)Secernentea (Phasmidea) (with chemoreceptors known as phasmids)Rhabditida (early-stage larvae with rhabditiform pharynx)Rhabdiasoidea (threadworms, parthenogenetic females embedded in mucosa) Family: StrongyloididaeThese slender cylindrical worms have a long oesophagus and uterus intertwined, giving the appearance of a twisted thread, hence … Continue reading Strongyloides and its Stranglehold. A Tale of a Tail of a Fleeing Serpent.