Oxysomatium

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

                         Cosmocercidae

Cosmocercinae

                          Oxysomatium Railliet & Henry, 1916

Type species of the genus: Oxysomatium brevicaudatum (Zeder, 1800) Railliet & Henry, 1916

    Synonyms:

Oxysoma Schneider, 1806

Neoxusomatium Ballesteros-Marquez, 1945

Fusaria brevicaudata Zeder, 1800

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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

 

  
 
 

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, ovary on anterior uterus is posterior yo vulva
  • Generally viviparous
  • Eggs thin shells

 
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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Oxysomatium

 
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Life Cycle:

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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. A revision of the genus Oxysomatium Railliet & Henry, 1916 (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae). Bull. Nat. Hist. nat. Paris 2, sect A:707-718



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Revised: August 25, 2025.