Mansonella

Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes. It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca. A potential fourth species has been identified in Gabon in 2015 and proposed as a new species Mansonella sp. "DEUX". Whole-genome sequences from Mansonella perstans, Mansonella ozzardi, and the newly proposed species Mansonella sp. "DEUX" have been assembled.

Species
There are nine accepted species and one proposed species:
 * Mansonella barbascalensis
 * Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
 * Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
 * Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
 * Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
 * Mansonella rodhaini
 * Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
 * Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
 * Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa
 * Mansonella sp "DEUX" – first observation of human infections in Gabon in 2015.