Calodium hepaticum

**Semantic type:** Animal

**Definition:** A species of parasitic nematodes in the family Capillariidae. C. hepaticum causes hepatic capillariasis in rodents and other mammals. Its life cycle is completed in a single host species but the eggs must mature outside of the host body prior to infecting a new host.

**Synonyms:** - CALODIUM HEPATICUM - Capillaria hepatica