Filaria worm is

Trichuris

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Wuchereria bancrofti

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Ancylostoma

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Solution

The correct option is B Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic filarial worm belong to the Nematoda. It causes lymphatic filariasis. It is characterised by the swelling to limbs which appears like elephant limb and called as elephantiasis. Hence option B is correct.

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