Syncuaria mycteriae

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria

 Rhabditida 

                  Spirurina
                                  Acuarioidea

Acuariidae

 
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  • Syncuaria mycteriae Zhang, Brooks & Causey, 2003

     

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

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    Distribution:

    Reported an Area de Conservasion in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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    Feeding:

     

     
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    Hosts:

    Parasite of the gizzard of a wood stork, Mycteria americana.
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    Life Cycle:

    Definitive host is a piscivorous heron (wood stork) so life cycle may include a freshwater fish or an aquatic invertebrate.

     

    Ecophysiological Parameters:

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    References:

    Zhang, L., Brooks, D.R., Causey, D. 2003. A new species of Syncuaria Gilbert, 1927 (Nematoda: Acuarioidea: Acuariidae) in the wood stork, Mucteria americana L. (Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) from the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica. J. Parasitol., 89:1034-1038.
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    Revised: September 30, 2025.