Spinitectus

Spinitectus	Contents	Rev: 02/20/2024
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Rhabditida: Spirurina
Habronematoidea
Cystidicolidae

Spinitectus Fourment, 1884

The genus name reflects the rows of spines on the cuticle (see photogarph in descripion of Sipinitectus thaiensis)

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Females:

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Males:

Spinitectus thaiensis (as an example of the genus) was recovered from the intestine of freshwater fish (Asian bumblebee catfish Pseudomystus siamensis in northern Thailand (Moravec and Yooyen, 2011).

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of freshwater fish.

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Management:

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References:

Moravec, F. , Yooyen, T. 2011. Observations on two nematode species parasitizing freshwater fishes in Thailand, including Spinitectus thaiensis sp. nov. (Cystidicolidae) from Pseudomystus siamensis (Bagridae). Acta Parasitologica 56:58-66; DOI: 10.2478/s11686-011-0014-1