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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Rhabditida

Spirurina

              Physalopteroidea

               Physalopteridae

Thubunaeinae

Thubunaea Seurat, 1914

Type species of the genus: Thubunaea pudica Seurat, 1914

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Parasites of reptiles, especially lizards
•  Cephalic ring absent
• Mouth elongated dorsoventrally, with two symmetrical lips, eachlip with three forwardly directed teeth on its inner side.
• Submedial papillae and lateral amphids between the lips
• Pharynx muscular anteriorly and glandular posteriorly
• Cuticle finely striated
• Many caudal papillae
• Cuticle ornamented with papillary plates on male caudal surface[11]. The two genera differ from each other by the symmetry of their cephalic structures which is symmetrical in

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Distribution:

Worldwide distribution with various reptile hosts.

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of lizards and snakes; stomach and small intestine.

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Harras, S.F. and Elmahy, R.A. 2019. New record of Thubunaea Pudica Seurat, 1914 (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) in lizard Trapelus mutabilis from Egypt. Parasitologists United Journal 12:123-129

Seurat, L.G. 1914. Sur un nouveau Nematode Parasite des Reptiles. Comp. Rend. Soc. Biol. 76:724-727

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 01, 2025.