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Classification:

Enoplea
    Dorylaimia
        Trichinellida
            Trichinellina
Trichinelloidea

Capillariidae

 

Liniscus Dujardin, 1845

A nematode genus of parasites of kidneys and bladder of small mammals - rodents and insectivores.

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Morphology and Anatomy:


 

 Females:
  •   Vulva may be elevated

Ref: Robles et al., 2008

  

Males:  

  • Two paracloacal lateral lobes. joined dorsally by a thin pseudobursa fold. Each lobe with 1 or 2 papillae.
  • Caudal and lateral alae absent
  • Spicular sheath folded and not spinose

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Liniscus

Parasites of urinary bladder and kidneys of small mammals - rodents and insectivores.  Host genera include: Sorex, Rattus, Urotrichus, Oxymycterus, Akodon

 
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References:

Robles, M. del R., Carballo, M.C., Navone, G.T. 2008. A new species of Liniscus (Nematoda: Trichuridae) from Oxymycterus rufus and Akodon azarae (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. J. Parasitol. 94:909-917.

 

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Revised: March 18, 2026.