Kamegainema		Contents		Rev 10/30/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Chromadoria

           Rhabditida 

Spirurina

                     Dracunculoidea

                          Dracunculidae

            Kamegainema Hasegawa, Doi, Araki & Miyata, 2000

Type species of the genus: Kamegainema cingulum (Linstow, 1902) Hasegawa, Doi, Araki & Miyata, 2000

Type species originally described as Filaria cingula Linstow, 1902

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics:

• Filiform worm with prominent bosses on cuticular surface.

• Cephalic extremity with prominent dorsal, ventral elevations; 6 internal labial papillae; amphid openings prominent; 8 cephalic papillae in 4 groups.

• Lateral chords with numerous nuclei.

• Buccal capsule absent; peribuccal ring present.

Female

• Vulva and anus atrophied in gravid adult.

• Viviparous.

• First-stage larva with slender tail, large phasmids.

Male:

• Unknown

Ref: Hasegawa et al., 2000

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

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Distribution:

Described from cryptobranchid salamanders in Japan; from an aquatic park and one purchased in a pet shop. The salamander family Cryptobranchidae was predominant in the Jurassic and Cenozoic periods; only 3 representative taxa remain. (Hasegawa et al., 2000).

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Kamegainema

 Parasitic in subcutaneous tissue of amphibians; a subcutaneous parasite of relict Cryptobranchidae salamanders

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Hosts:

 

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Damage:

 

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Management:

 

 

 

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References:

Hasegawa, H., Doi, T., Araki, J. and Miyata, A. 2000. Kamegainema cingulum (Linstow, 1902) n. gen., n. comb. (Nematoda: Dracunculidae), a subcutaneous parasite of cryptobranchids (Amphibia: Caudata). J. Parasitol., 86:583-587.

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Revised by Howard Ferris: October 30, 2026.

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