Paracamallanus		Contents		Rev 12/27/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Members of the Camallanidae infect numerous aquatic vertebrates worldwide, including amphibians, turtles, snakes, lizards, and marine fishes, specifically scombrid fishes.

As an example, Paracamallanus cyathopharynx is a common parasite of clariid catfish and has been reported from catfish in Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Cental African Republic. D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Nigeria, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Benin, South Africa, Israel, and from catfish farms in Kenya (Rindoria et al., 2020).

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paracamallanus

Intestinal parasite of freshwater catfish.

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References:

Ailan-Choke, L.G. and Pereira, F.B. 2021. Deep in the systematics of Camallanidae (Nematoda): using integrative taxonomy to better understand the phylogeny and consistency of diagnostic traits. Parasitology. 2021;148(8):962-974. doi:10.1017/S0031182021000706

Rindoria, N.M., Dos Santos, Q.M., Avenant-Oldewage, A. 2020. Additonal morphological features and molecular data of Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (Nematoda: Camallanidae) infecting Clarias gariepinus (Actinopterygii: Clarriidae) in Kenya. J. Parsitol. 106:157-166.

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 27, 2025.