Ternidens deminutus

Ternidens deminutus

nematode species with larvae that develop in soil; probably infective for humans; life cycle not known.

Ternidens deminutus

(tĕr′nĭ-dĕns dā-mĭ-noo′tŭs, -dĕnz, dē-) [NL “lessened three-toothed”] A nematode that is an intestinal parasite in primates.