Chitwoodiella

 

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Classification:

Travassosinematidae

Chitwoodiella Basir, 1948

Type species of the genus: Chitwoodiella ovofilamenta TBasir, 1948

Synonym:

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Characteristics of the genus:

Males:

  •  Buccal capsule long tubular with striated cuticular wall without cuticularized tooth-like structures in posterior.
  •  Lateral alae present.
  •  Tail very short, truncated with caudal alae.
  • Spicule absent.
  • Caudal papillae 5 to 6 pairs.
  • Median ventral rod-like projection just behind the cloaca.

Ref:  Shah, 2008

 

Females:

  • Cephalic extremity a single lip cone.
  • Buccal capsule long, tubular with striated cuticular wall, posterior
    part of which may possess three cuticularized tooth-like structures.
  • Esophageal corpus cylindrical. Prominent cardia with or without modification into a long tubular structure.
  • Vulva between middle and posterior-third of body. Vagina
    short and directed anteriorly.
  • Gonads amphididelphic, ovaries reflexed and reaching esophageal region.
  • Eggs attached to each other in strings by polar filaments.
  • Tail conical or subulate.

 
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Distribution:

Parasites of insect hosts including the African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana. Genus original description from India.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Chitwoodiella

Nematode parasites of gut of invertebrates, including insects. Type species described from  African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana.

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

 

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References:

Basir, M.A. 1948. Chitwoodiella ovofilamenta gen. et sp. nov. a nematode parasite of Gryllotalpa. Canadian Journal of Research, Sect. D, 26: 4-7.

Basir M.A. 1949. Adescription of the male of Chitwoodiella ovofilamenta Basir, 1948 (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 16:112-114.

Camino, N.B., Reboredo, G.R. 1999. Binema bonaerensis n. sp. (Oxyurida: Travassosinematidae) Parasite of Neocurtilla claraziana Saussure (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Argentina.  Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 94(3): 311-313.

Shah, M.M. 2008. A new species of Chitwoodiella Basir, 1948 with first report on Mirzaiella asiatica Basir, 1942 (Nematoda, Travassosinematidae) from Manipur, North-East India. Acta Parasitologica, 2008, 53(2), 145-152; ISSN 1230-2821

Travassos, L. 1925. Quelques nematodes du Gryllotalpa. Cr Soc Biol 93: 140-141.

 

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Revised: April 25, 2026.