Pancreatonema

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria

           Rhabditida 

                       Spirurina
                          Thelazioidea
                   Rhabdochonidae
 
  •             Pancreatonema McVicar & Gibson, 1975.
  • Type species of the genus: Pancreatonema torriensis  McVicar & Gibson, 1975 

    Parasites of fish, including sharks..

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    Biology and Ecology:

    Pancreatonema americanum causes pancreatic lesions in spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias L.

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    References:

    Borucinska J.D., Frasca Jr., S. 2002. Pancreatic fibrosis and ductal ectasia associated with the nematode Pancreatonema americanum sp. nov., in spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias L., from the north-western Atlantic. J. Fish Diseases 25:367-370.

    McVicar A.H. and Gibson D.I. 1975  Pancreatonema torriensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from the pancreatic duct of Raja naevus. International Journal of Parasitology 5:529-535.

    Moravec F., Borucinska J.D. and Frasca S. Jr 2001 Pancreatonema americanum sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from the pancreatic duct of the dogfish shark, Squalus acanthias, from the coast of Massachusetts, USA. Acta Parasitologica 46, 293–298.

     

     

     

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    Revised: September 27, 2024.