Giant Kidney Worm
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General information
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Universe
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Real world
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Classification
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Dioctophyme renale
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Species type
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Parasitic worm
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Homeworld
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Earth
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Environment
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Kidneys
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Biological information
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Feeding behavior
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Parasitic
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Lineage information
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Cultural information
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Sociocultral characteristics
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Scientific taxonomy
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Domain
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Nematoda
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Class
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Secernentea
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Order
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Ascaridida
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Family
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Dioctophymatidae
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Genus
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Dioctophyme
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Species
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D. renale
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Other information
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The giant kidney worm is a parasitic nematode found in the kidneys of mammals.