Narsingiella

  

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Rev: 09/30/2026

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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

                         Cosmocercidae

Cosmocercinae

                          Narsingiella Rao, 1978

Type species of the genus: Narsingiella narsingir Rao, 1978

    Synonyms:

     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref: Ritzvi, 209

 

  
 
 

Males:  

  • Prominent precloacal sucker present.
  • Caudal papillae 6:1:7 = 14 pairs, 3 pairs of precloacal papillae are pedunculated and 3 pairs are sessile and grouped together. One pair of sessile adcloacacal papillae present. Of the 7 pairs of postacloacal papillae, 6 pairs are grouped together and pedunculated, whereas one pair is sessile.
  • Caudal alae indistinct.
  • Spicules two, unequal, with trilobed shafts.
  •  Gubernaculum small.

Females:

  • Didelphic , amphidelphic.
  • Vulva at midbody with indistinct vulval lips.
  • Uterus filled with eggs in different development stages.

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

Species described from the Western Ghats of India.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Narsingiella

Parasites of frogs. Narsinigiella clinotarsi an intestinal parasite of the bicolored frog Clinotarsus curtipes

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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

 

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Management:

 
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References:

Rizvi, A.N. 2009. Two new species of amphibian nematodes from Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 2013: 58-68

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Revised by Howard Ferris: September 30, 2026.