Procamallanus elatensis

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Rhabditia
    Rhabditida
Spirurina
      Camallanoidea
        Camallanidae
Procamallanus elatensis Fusco & Overstreet, 1979
Synonyms:
Parasites of marine fish
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Morphology and Anatomy:

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 Procamallanus elatensis female. A: Ventral view of anterior, buccal capsule and eesophagus;  B: & C: Cephalic region with buccal capsule, nerverting, basal ring and stoma; D: Ventral view of posterior; E and G: Ventrolateral view of posterior, rectum and anus; F: Ventral view of posterior, rectum, phasmidand  anus. Abbreviations; An, anus; BC, buccal capsule; BR, basal ring; Ca, caudal alae; Cl; cloaca; GO, glandular oesophagus; In, intestine; MO, muscular esophagus; Mo,stoma; NR, nerve ring; Ph, phasmid; Pr, proctodeum; Re, rectum; Ta, tail. (adapted from Khalifa et al., 2019).

Female:

Male:

Ref:  Khalifa et al., 2019

 

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

 

 

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Distribution:

Procamallanus elatensis specimens were collected as nematode parasites  from the digestive tracts of Siganus sp. fish in the Red Sea

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of  Siganus spp. (Khalid et al., 2019).

 

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Life Cycle:

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Fusco, A,C,, Overstreet, R,M, 1979, Two camal lanid nematodes from Red Sea fishes including Procamallanus elatensis sp. nov. from siganids. J. Nat. Hist. 13,1:35-4.

Khalifa, R.M.A., Mohamadain, H.S., Karrar, Y.F.M. 2019. Redescription and systematic studies on Procamallanus (Procamallanus) elatensis Fusco & Overstreet, 199 from three Red Sea Siganus sp. fishes. J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol. 49: 81-90.
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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 22, 2022.