Oxysomatium brevicaudatum		Contents		Rev 08/25/2025
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Classification

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

                         Cosmocercidae

Cosmocercinae

                        Oxysomatium brevicaudatum (Zeder, 1800) Railliet & Henry, 1916

Type species of the genus

    Synonyms:

Fusaria brevicaudata Zeder, 1800

Ascaris brevicaudata (Zeder, 1800) Rudolphi, 1802

Oxyuris brevicaudata (Zeder, 1800) Duges, 1826, nec. Dujardin, 1845

Heterakis brevicaudata (Zeder, 1800) Diesling, 1861, nec. Dujardin, 1845

Oxysoma brevicaudata (Zeder, 1800) Schneider, 1866

Aplecta brevicaudata  (Zeder, 1800) Railliet & Henry, 1916

Aplectana brevicaudata  (Zeder, 1800) Railliet & Henry, 1916

Neoxysomatium brevicaudatum(Zeder, 1800) Ballesteros-Marquez, 1945

Oxysomatium longispiculum Railliet & Henry, 1916

Oxysoma contortum Linstow, 1906

Oxysomatium contortum (Linstow, 1906) Baylis, 1927

Aplectana contorta (Linstow, 1906) Yorke & Maplestone, 1926

Neoxysomatium contortum (Linstow, 1906) Ballesteros-Marquez, 1945

Ref: Baker, 1980

Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body fusiform, medium-sized.

• Lateral alae narrow from level of nerve ring to mid-tail

• Few somatic papillae

• Mouth aperture triangular, lips large

•  6 small labial papillaeand 6 labial papillae

• Buccal cavity with 3 large conical esophageal teeth.

• Esophagus differentiated with short pharyngeal region; elongate isthmus and spherical bulb with valves.

• Cuticle finely striated

• Tail tapering

Ref: Baker, 1980

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Distribution:

Oxysomatium brevicaudatum specimens are intestinal parasites of frogs

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Economic Importance:

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Hosts:

Frogs, bullfrogs

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites

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Life Cycle:

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