Give the zoological name of filarial worm.

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Filarial worm:
The zoological name of the filarial worm is Wuchereria bancrofti.
Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial worm that lives in human lymph nodes and causes lymphatic filariasis known as Bancroft's filariasis.
It belongs to the phylum Nematoda.

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