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Classification:

 Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Metarongyloidea

        Angiostrongylidae

Type species of the genus:  Andersonstrongylus captivensis Webster, 1978

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus differs from other members of the Angiostrongyliidae in  having caudal papillae isolated into ventral and lateral ray groups while the dorsal rays are reduced to minute papillae (Webster, 1978)

• Small delicate nematodes with teguminal sheath present.
• Cuticle smooth.
• Cephalic region with 4 minute lips. Two dorsal lips each with 2 papillae; 2 ventral lips each with a single papillae.
•  Esophagus club-shaped. Excretory pore near esophageal-intestinal junction.

Females:

• Tail short, conical.
• Ovoviviparous.
• Larva (ex utero) without dorsal spine

Males:

• Tail usually curved ventrally.
• Bursa small and incomplete. Bursal rays short; ventral rays divided approximately half their length; lateral rays arising from common stalk and divided approxi mately half their length. Dorsal rays reduced to minute, sessile papillae.
• Spicules short, simple, broadly curved.
• Gubernaculum simple, teardrop shaped in ventral view

Ref: Webster, 1978

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Distribution:

Described from lungs of ranch-raised striped skunks sold by a commercial desler in Iowa, USA.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Andersonstrongylus

Parasites of lungs of skunks.

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Revised: June 04, 2025.

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