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Classification:

         Chromadorea

Chromadoria

         Rhabditida

Rhabditina

             Infraorder Rhabditomorpha

                  Heligmosomoidea

       Boehmiellidae

                   

                  Boehmiella Gebauer, 1932

 

      Type species of the genus:  Boehmiella perichitinea Gebauer, 1932

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal capsule and cephalic vesicle absent
• Well-developed neodont emerging from the anterior part of the esophagus, two pairs of denticles in esophageal lumen;
• Synlophe with 22-47 longitudinal ridghes, varying with region of body, in B. wilsoni and between 28 and 34 in B. perichitonea

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of rodents

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Andrade-Silva, B.E., Vilela, R.V., Lopes-Torres, E.J., Costa-Neto, S.F., Maldonado, Jr. A. 2020. Boehmiella wilsoni (Nematoda, Heligmosomoidea, Boehmiellidae fam. nov.), found in Amazonian rodents. IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 13:119-129.

Gebauer, O. 1932. Boehmiella perichitinea n. sp. einneuer Trichostrongylide Nematodes des Nutria. Z. Parasitenkd. 4:730-736.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 14, 2024.