Aplectana

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

                         Cosmocercidae

Cosmocercinae

                          Aplectana Railliet & Henry, 1916

Type species of the genus: Aplectana (Ascaris, Aplecta) acuminata (Schrank, 1788) Railliet & Henry, 1916

 

    Synonyms:

 

Neoraillietnema Ballesteros-Marquez 1945

Neyraplectana Ballesteros-Marquez 1945

Neoxysomatoides Yamaguti, 1961

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref:  Anderson et al., 1978; Bursey et al., 2011

  
Aplectana krausi 1: female; 2: male
Drawings from Bursey and Goldberg, 2007

Males:  

  • Monorchic
  • Spicules robust, equal length
  • Gubernaculum present
  • Numerous pairs of caudal papillae, mamilliform

Females:

  • Vulva posterior to esophagus, around 70% of body length
  • Didelphic, prodelphic
  • Generally viviparous
  • Eggs thin shells

 

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

Neotropical regions

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Aplectana

Intestinal parasites of amphibians and reptiles

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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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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.

Baker M.R. 1980. Revision of Old World species of the genus Aplectana Railliet & Henry, 1916 (Nematoda, Cosmocercidae). Bulletin du Mus�um National dHistoire Naturelle, Ser. 4, Sect. A, 2, 955998.

Baker M.R. 1987. Synopsis of the Nematoda parasitic in amphibians and reptiles. Memorial University of Newfoundland Occasional Papers in Biology, 11, 1-325

Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R. 2007. A new species of Aplectana (Nematoda, Cosmocercidae) in Platymantis boulengeri (Anura, Ceratobatrachidae) from Papua New Guinea. Acta Parasitologica 52:368-370.

Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R., Kraus, F. 2011. New species of Aplectana (Nematoda Cosmocercidae in Sphenomorphus pratti from Papua New Guinesa. J. Parasitol. 97:654-660.

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