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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Rhabditida

Spirurina

              Gnathostomatomorpa

               Gnathostomatidae

Tanqua Blanchard, 1904

Type species of the genus: Tanqua tiara Blanchard, 1904

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Morphology and Anatomy:

See Tanqua tiara as an example.

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Reptiles (mainly Monitor lizards, Varanidae) and amphibians were reported as definite hosts for this genus (Baylia and Lane, 1920).. There are ten described species of Tanqua, (Elmahy and Harras, 2019).

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Baylis, H. A. 1916. The nematode genus Tanqua, R. B1anchard.-Ann. Mag. nut. Hist. (Ser. 8) 17: 223-232

Baylis HA, Lane C. 1920. A Revision of the Nematode Family Gnathostomidae. Proc Zool Soc Lond 1920: 245-310.

Elmahy, R.A. and Harras, S.F. 2019. Gastrointestinal helminths of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Egypt. Parasitologists United Journal :139-146.DOI: 10.21608/puj.2019.13809.1048

Gibbons, L. M. & Keymer, I. F. 1991. Redescription of Tanqua tiara (Nematoda, Gnathostomidae), and associated lesions in the stomach of the Nile monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus).-Zool. Scr. 20: 7-14.

Von Linstow, 0. F. B. 1879.  Helminthologische  Untersuchungen. Jber. Ver. Vaterl. Naturk. Wurtemberg 35:313-342.

 Von Linstow, 0. F. B. 1904. Nematoda in the collection of the Colombo Museum.-Spolia Zeylanica 1:1-14.

Von Linstow, 0. F. B. 1904. Beobachtungen  an  Nematoden und Cestoden.-Arch. fur Naturgesch. 70:297-309.

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 06, 2022.