FUNK: Accepted Two Letter Abbreviation for Filarial Nematode Species
This table lists the currently accepted two letter abbreviation for species of filarial nematodes. We encourage all filarial researchers to use these designations, to reduce confusion and complexity. If you would like to propose a new species abbreviation please contact FUNK by email or phone (Mark Blaxter, phone +44 131 650 6760, email: mark.blaxter@ed.ac.uk).

Abbreviation	Taxonomic binomial
Av	Acanthocheilonema viteae
Ba	Brugia patei
Bm	Brugia malayi
Bp	Brugia pahangi
Bt	Brugia timori
Di	Dirofilaria immitis
Ll	Loa loa
Ls	Litomosoides sigmodontis = L. carinii
Mp	Mansonella perstans
Ms	Mansonella streptocerca
Oc	Onchocerca cervicalis
Og	Onchocerca gibsoni
Oo	Onchocerca ochengi
Ot	Onchocerca guttarosa
Ov	Onchocerca volvulus
Wb	Wuchereria bancrofti
Wk	Wuchereria kalimantani