Raphidascaris lophii

 

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Classification

Class:    Chromadorea
SubClass: Spiruria
Order:       Ascaridida
Superfamily: Ascaridoidea
Family:         Raphidascarididae

                          Raphidascaris lophii Wu, 1949

Morphology and Anatomy:

  • Large-sized, yellowish brown to brownish color, some individuals >10 cm long.

Ref: Li et al., 2015

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Female:

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Feeding:

Parasites of digestive tract of marine fish.

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Life Cycle:

  

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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References:

Li, L. Zhao W-T., Guo Y-N., Zhang, L-P. 2015. Nematode parasites infecting the starry batfish Halieutaea stellata (Vahl) (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the East and South China Sea. J. Fish Diseases: DOI.ORG/10.1111/jfd.12374

Wu H-W. 1949. A note on two parasitic nematodes of fishes. Sinensia 20, 51-57.

 

 

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