Habronema		Contents		Rev: 02/20/2024
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Rhabditida

Spirurina

              Habronematoidea

               Habronematidae

Habronema Diesing, 1861

Many species have described for the genus Habronema.  Only 4 or 5 are currently considered to be valid.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Habronema clarki Foster & Chitwood, 1937 (male - anterior). Image from Hoppe et al., 2014.

Note the trifurcate pseudolabia with a round amphid at their base and the simple dorsal and ventral lips.

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Distribution:

Habronema clarki (as an example of the genus) from capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest of rodents and a semi-aquatic) of central and South America. 

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Feeding:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Hoppe, E.G.L., Tebaldi, J.H., Ferreira, D.F. 2014. Detailed morphological description of Habronema clarki Foster & Chitwood, 1937, a nematode parasite of capybaras Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) in Brazil. Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 23

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 20, 2024.