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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Metastrongyloidea

        Crenosomatidae

   Type species of the genus: Prestwoodia delicata (Travassos, 1946) Anderson, 2009

Synonyms

Troglostrongylus delicatus Travassos, 1946

Genus named by Anderson to honor Dr.A.K. Prestwood of the university of Georgia, USA.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

•  Large worms
• Males with highly developed bursa joined anterior to anus and not incised posteriorly. Ventral rays in form of long stalk split at apices; externolateral bursal ray independent of other lateral rays; .dorsal ray in form of two mounds, each with small papilla and two long branches.
• Spicules long and slender. Gubernaculum present.
• Ovoviviparous. Parasites of nasal sinuses of marsupials (Didelphis). T

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Prestwoodia

  Parasites of nasal sinuses of omnivorous marsupials, e.g. opossums (Didelphis spp.).

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Carrero, R.A., Nadler, S.A. 2022. Phylogenetic analysis of the lungworms (nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) inferred using nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences. The Journal of Parasitology 108: 441-452\

Anderson, R.C. 2009. Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates: archival volume. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845935726.0178

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Revised: May 20, 2025.

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