Boehmiella

 

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Classification:

         Chromadorea

Chromadoria

         Rhabditida

Rhabditina

             Infraorder Rhabditomorpha
                  Heligmosomoidea
       Boehmiellidae
                   
                  Boehmiella Gebauer, 1932
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  •       Type species of the genus:  Boehmiella perichitinea Gebauer, 1932

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

     

     

    Females:

    • vulva posterior
    • didelphic
    • female tail without spine

      
     

    Males:  

    • lateral rays of caudal bursa highly sclerotised;
    • spicules short and complex
    • gubernaculum present

     


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    Feeding:

    Intestinal parasites of rodents

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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: December 17, 2024.