Spinitectus

 

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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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Distribution:

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:

 
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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

 

 

 

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 20, 2024.