Bakeria		Contents		Rev: 05/26/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Nematoda

Chromadorea

Chromadoria

Rhabditida

  Rhabditina

   Molineoidea

    Molineidae

Molineinae

Bakeria (Moravec & Sey, 1986) Slimane, Chabaud & Durette-Desset, 1996

Described as a subgenus by Moravec and Sey (1986) and elevated to genus level by Slimane et al. (1986).

Morphology and Anatomy:

• Morphology of male gubernaculum and spicules are distinguishing characters of the genus.

• Males shorter than females.

• Mouth with three inconspicuous lips bearing small papillae

• Esophagus club-shaped, widening posteriorly.

• Males possess a single precloacal sucker

• Monorchic

• Synlophe preseent: longitudinal cuticular cresta and lines in diagnostic arrangement.

• Both sexes with cervical alae.

• Female amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed.

Ref: Bursey et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Described as intestinal parasites of frogs in Papua New Guinea and the rock gecko (Cnemaspis mcguirei) from Thailand and Malaysia Bursey et al., 2014)

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Bakeria

  Intestinal parasites of reptiles and amphibians.

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Life Cycle:

Probably direct

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R., Grismer, L.L. 2014.New species of Bakeria (Nematoda; Strongylida; Molineidae), new species of Falcaustra (Nematoda; Ascaridida; Kathlaniidae) and other helminths in Cnemaspis mcguirei (Sauria; Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Acto Parasitologica 59:643-652.

Moravec F., Sey O. 1986. Three new nematode species from Phrynomantis spp. (Amphibia: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia Parasitologica, 33, 343-351

Slimane, B.B., Chabaud A.G., Durette-Desset M.-C. 1996. Les nematodes Trichostrongylina parasites de amphibiens et de reptiles: problemes taxonomiques, phyletiques et biogeographiques. Systematic Parasitology, 35: 179-206. DOI: 10. 1007/BF00009639.

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