Viannaia		Contents		Rev: 03/10/2023
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Classification:

         Chromadorea

Chromadoria

         Rhabditida

Rhabditina

             Infraorder Rhabditomorpha

                  Heligmosomoidea

       Viannaiidae

                    Viannaiinae

                  Viannaia Travassos, 1914

 

      

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of south American marsupials (opossums), rodents and monkeys.

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References:

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

Ramirez-Canas, S.A., Lopez-Cballero, J.D., Mata-Lopez, R. 2021. Morphological and molecular data eveal two new species of Viannia (Nematoda: Viannaiidae), parasitizing opossums (Mammalia: Didelphidae) in Mexico. J. Parasiitol 107:388-403.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 10, 2023.