Cosmocerca

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

                         Cosmocercidae

Cosmocercinae

                          Cosmocerca Diesing, 1861

Type species of the genus: Cosmocerca ornata (Dujardin, 1845) Diesing, 1861

    Synonyms:

Paracosmocerca Kung & Wu, 1945
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref:  Anderson et al., 1978

 

  
 
 

Males:  

  • Ventral precloacal surface with circular supports (plectanes) around caudal papillae
  • Some caudal rosette papillae present raised above cuticle surface on plectanes
  • No pre-anal sucker

Females:

  • Vulva posterior to esophagus
  • Didelphic
  • Generally oviparous
  • Eggs without filaments
  • Eggs few, larger than 100um

 
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cosmocerca

 
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Life Cycle:

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Management:

 
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References:

Anderson, R.C., Chabaud, A.G., Willmott, S.  1978. CIH Keys to the Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Eds Anderson, R.C., Chabaud, A.G., Willmott, S. CAB

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 23, 2025.