Family: Crenosomatidae

Revised 02/27/24

Classification:
 

   Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Rhabditina

Metastrongyloidea

           Crenosomatidae Schulz, 1951

Parasites of respiratory system of dogs, cats, seals, marsupials

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal capsule vestigial; mouth without lips;
• bursa with large lateral lobes, large dorsal lobe;
• vulva at mid-region of body; ovoviviparous.

Biology and Life Cycle:

 Life cycles, where known, utilize gastropod molluscs as intermediate hosts (Anderson, 2000).

References

Anderson, R. C. 2000. Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates, Their Development and Transmission. CABI, Wallingford.

Beveridge, I., Spratt, D.M.  and Durette-Desset, M-C. 2014. Order Strongylida (Railliet and Henry, 1913). In Schmidt-Raesa, A. (ed). Handbook of Zoology: Gastroctricha, Cycloneurelia and Gnathifera. Vol 2. Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin

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