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Spirurina

Spirurina is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Spirurina rather than just read about it. In short: Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida. Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism.

Key takeaways

Spirurina belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Spirurina to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Spirurina from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida. Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism.

Infraorders Spirurina contains the following infraorders, based on the World Nematode Database:

Ascaridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Ascaridomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

Ascaridoidea Baird, 1853 Cosmocercoidea Railliet, 1916 Heterakoidea Railliet & Henry, 1912 Seuratoidea Hall, 1916 Subuluroidea Yorke & Maplestone, 1926

Gnathostomatomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Gnathostomatomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

Gnathostomatoidea Railliet, 1895

Oxyuridomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Oxyuridomorpha, which was previously the order Oxyurida, contains the following superfamilies:

Oxyuroidea Weinland, 1858 Thelastomatoidea Travassos, 1929

Rhigonematomorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Rhigonematomorpha contains the following superfamilies:

Ransomnematoidea Travassos, 1930 Rhigonematoidea Artigas, 1930

Spiruromorpha De Ley & Blaxter, 2002

Members of Spiruromorpha are known to parasitize porpoises, canids, pangolins, various other mammals, newts, along with fish such as catfish, sturgeons, suckers, salmonids, and pikes. It contains the following superfamilies:

Footnotes

References Bowman, D. D. (2014). Georgis' parasitology for veterinarians. Elsevier Health Sciences. Hawdon, J. M., & Schad, G. A. (1990). Trichinella and trichinosis. Oxford University Press.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Spirurina

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Spirurina claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Spirurina before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Spirurina ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Spirurina

In research: Spirurina appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Spirurina in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Spirurina is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Ecdysozoa subclasses, Nematode stubs, Parasitic animal stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Spirurina outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Spirurina in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Spirurina means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Spirurina out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Spirurina in simple terms?

Spirurina is a suborder of nematode worms in the order Rhabditida. Spirurina contains a diverse group of worms that inhabit soil, water, and other bodies of organism.

Why does Spirurina matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Spirurina?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Spirurina.