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Agriculture · Q495

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 495

Q495

In filarial nematode, the life cycle is

A.
Direct
B.
Direct and Indirect
C.
Indirect
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In filarial nematode, the life cycle is Indirect.
Microfilariae wander through the skin, where they may be picked up by a feeding vector blackfly. In the blackfly they mature into infective larvae, which may enter a new host when the blackfly feeds. The larvae then move to the subcutaneous tissues, mature, mate, and produce microfilariae.