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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Rhabditida

Spirurina

              Habronematoidea

               Hedruridae

Hedruris Nitzsch, 1821

Type species of the genus: Hedruris androphora Nitzsch, 1821

Parasites of fish, amphibians and and reptiles

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Widely distributed

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Feeding:

Parasites of fish, amphibians and reptiles; especially amphibians.

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Palumbo E, Servian A, Sanchez R, Diaz J.I. 2020. A new species of Hedruris (Nematoda: Hedruridae) from freshwater turtles, its life cycle and biogeographic distribution of the genus. Journal of Helminthology. 2020;94:e93. doi:10.1017/S0022149X19000877

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 18, 2025.