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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia

Muspiceida

Muspiceina

Muspiceoidea

                         Robertdollfusidae

Encephalonema Parukhin & Oshmarin, 1960

Type species of the genus: Encephalonema longimicrofilaria Parukhin & Oshmarin, 1960

  

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Apparently lacking oral opening and digestive tract.

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References:

Chernobai, V.R. 1969. Encephalonema ophthahina n.sp. from the eyes of Corvidae. Parazitologiya 3:551-553

Parukhin A.M. and Oshmarin, P.G. 1960. Encephalonema longimicrofilaria n.g. n. sp. from the brain of birds. Zoologichesku Zhurmal 39:934-936,

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Revised: September 23, 2024.