Rev 03/29/2026
Chromadorea
Rhabditia
Rhabditida
Metarongyloidea
Angiostrongylidae
Type species of the genus: Cercogylus africanus Petter & Brochier, 1989
A lungworm.
Characterized by the elongate, reduced male bursa, the dorsal ray with two widely separated branches, and the subterminal anus in the female.
Unfortunately, overall body size length and width dimensions were not provided in the original description.
Cuticle covered by a detached sheath
Mouth opening triangular, without lips; 2 amphids and 4 double submedian papillae (cephalic and outer labial)
Esophagus short, slightly swollen just anterior to its midpoint, with a club-shaped termination; nerve ring and and excretory pore at about 60% its length
Male:
Bursal ays 2 and 3 fused for about half their length; lateral rays in common trunk; rays 4 shorter than rays 5 and 6; ray 8 short with two widely separated branches
Spicules equal, robust, 200 um long
Gubernaculum about 30% of spicule length
Female:
Ref:: Petter and Brochier (1989)
Type species, Cercogylus africanus was described from the lungs of the Golden-bellied Mangabey, Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster in Kinshasa, Democratic Republiv of the Congo (Zaire). The type host is an endangered primate endemic to the swampy forests south of the Congo River.
Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cercogylus
Lung parasite of a primate, the Golden-bellied Mangabey.
Petter, A.J. and Brochier, B. 1989. Cercogylus africanus n. g., n. sp. (Angiostrongylidae, Metastrongyloidea, Nematoda), parasite du Primate africain Cercocebus galeritus. Systematic Parasitology 13:197-200. chrysogaster
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