Rhinoceronema

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

Spirurina

Cosmocercoidea

Atractidae

                          Rhinoceronema Mondal & Manna, 2013

Type species of the genus:  Rhinoceronema unicornensis Mondal & Manna, 2013

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Morphology and Anatomy:

  
Rhinoceronema unicornensis A Whole body, B. Head, C. Gonad, vulval and anal region, D. Anterior region. E. Tail region, F. Cephalic region, en face view, G. Position of the excretory pore at theoesophageal-intestinal junction, H. Vulva and anal region
Drawings from Mondal and Manna, 2013

Males:  

  • Unknown

Females:

  •  Monodelphic,
  • Vulva  close to anus
  • Tail long, filamentous , ending in a blunt tip
  • Viviparous

Ref: Mondal and Manna, 2013
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

India

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Feeding:

Parasites of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros Rhinocerus unicornis Linnaeus, 1758. Collected in fecal samples at a zoo in Kolkata, India.

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References:

Mondal, S., Manna, B. 2013 Rhinoceronema unicornensis gen. n., sp. n. (Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) from Indian one horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758) captivated at the Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata, India. J Parasit Dis 37134-141 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-012-0147-7.

 
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