Synhimantus

Synhimantus	Contents	Rev: 05/22/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Rhabditida: Spirurina
Acuarioidea
Acuariidae

Synhimantus (Dispharynx) Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912

Some authors have considered Dispharynx a distinct genus, others as a subgenus of Synhimantus. Two subgenera are generally accepted, Synhimantus Synhimantus spp. and Synhimantus Dispharynx spp.

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Females:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Synhimantus

Parasites of birds

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References:

Cid del Prado Vera, I., Maggenti, A.R., Van Riper III, C. 1985. New species of Spiruridae (Nemata: Spirurida) from endemic Hawaiian honeycreepers (Passeriformes: Drepanididae), the Japanese white-eye (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) and a new species of Acuariidae (Nemata: Spirurida) from Japanese white-eye collected on the island of Hawaii. Proc. Helminth. Soc. Wash. 52:247-259.