Encephalonema longimicrofilaria

 

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Classification:

Enoplea

Dorylaimia

Muspiceida

Muspiceina

Muspiceoidea

                         Robertdollfusidae

 

Encephalonema longimicrofilaria Panukhin & Oshmarin, 1960

 

   Type species of the genus.
    Synonyms:    
Suggested by some to be a synonym of Roberdollfusia paradoxa (Roman, 1965).
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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body length 5.8-6 mm

Mouth, digestive tract and vulva absent.

Ovary and uterus retain juveniles (microfilariae) that are 1.1 mm long

 

Males:  

Unknown

 

 

 
   

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Distribution:

Described from the brain of the bird Pandion haliaetus in the Primorsk region of Russia.

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Economic Importance:

 

 

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Feeding:

The species is parasitic brain of birds

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Biology and Ecology:

 

 

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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References:

Chernobai, V.R. 1969. Encephalonema longimicrofilaria 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.

Roman, E. 1965. Super-famille des Muspiceoides (Muspiceoidea). In: Grasse, P. M., Traite de Zoologie, Vol. IV., 721-726).

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 27, 2023.