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Classification

Phylum:  Nematoda
Class:    Chromadorea
Order:    Rhabditida 

Superfamily:  Strongyloidea

Family:  Diaphanocephalidae

Kalicephalus Molin, 1861

Type species of the genus: Kalicephalus inermis Molin, 1861 (per Schad, 1955, 1962)

A species-rich genus of gastro-intestinal parasites of smakes and (rarely) of lizards.

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References:

Lichtenfels, J.R.  2009. Strongylida: Diaphanocephaloidea and Ancylostomatoidea. in Anderson, Cahabaud and Wilmott. (eds) Keys to the Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. CABI

Schad, G.A. 1955. Studies on the genus Kalicephalus in snakes. PhD thesis, McGill University

Schad, G.A. 1962. Studies on the genus Kalicephalus (Nematoda: Diaphanacephalidae): II A taxonomic revision of the genus Kalicaphalus.. Can. J. Zool. 40:

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