Raphidascaroides		Contents		Rev 12/06/2022
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification

Chromadorea

       Spiruria

         Ascaridida

          Ascaridoidea

               Raphidascarididae

                          Raphidascaroides Yamaguti, 1941

Nematodes of this genus are mainly intestinal parasites of marine fish.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution

Common parasites of marine fish worldwide (Li et al., 2015).

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Economic Importance:

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Hosts:

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Feeding

Intestinal parasites of marine fish although some freshwater fish are hosts of species of ther genus.

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Life Cycle

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Damage:

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Management:

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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

Yamaguti, S. 1941. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 33. Nematodes of fishes II. Japanese Journal of Zoology, 9:343-396.

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